Lexus RX: reliability by registration year
2004-2022 · 19 registration years · 34,588 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every RX registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,205 | 95.3% | 96.5% | |
| 2021 | 1,596 | 94.8% | 96.3% | |
| 2020 | 1,563 | 94.6% | 96.2% | |
| 2019 | 2,056 | 94.5% | 95.8% | |
| 2018 | 1,646 | 93.3% | 94.7% | |
| 2017 | 1,746 | 91.0% | 93.6% | |
| 2016 | 2,025 | 91.7% | 93.5% | |
| 2015 | 1,211 | 85.8% | 89.3% | |
| 2014 | 1,587 | 85.4% | 88.0% | |
| 2013 | 1,761 | 85.6% | 88.6% | |
| 2012 | 1,665 | 80.0% | 85.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.4% |
| 2011 | 1,692 | 72.5% | 79.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 27.2% |
| about 5 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2011 RX: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (27.2%) | ||||
| 2010 | 2,378 | 74.8% | 80.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.3% |
| 2009 | 2,215 | 73.5% | 79.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 26.8% |
| 2008 | 2,256 | 70.1% | 77.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 23.0% |
| 2007 | 2,534 | 68.0% | 76.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.9% |
| 2006 | 1,978 | 65.6% | 74.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 21.6% |
| 2005 | 1,567 | 64.1% | 71.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.9% |
| 2004 | 907 | 67.6% | 73.6% | |