Lexus IS F MOT reliability

Lexus IS Fs passed their MOT first time 86% of the time across 205 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

86%

MOTs analysed

205

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2011 petrol

39 MOTs

These figures come from 39 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 97%. Typical mileage 63,252 (most between 53,911 and 87,205).

2013: 100% → 2014: 87% → 2015: 85% → 2016: 81% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 91% → 2019: 94% → 2020: 88% → 2021: 90% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 84% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 97%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: does not emit a steady red light (2.6%)

Where 2011 IS Fs fail

Lights & electrics

2.6%

Looking at a particular car?

See its own MOT history, mileage and red flags, compared with these figures. Free.

Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.