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Lexus Is220 reliability
The Lexus Is220 fails its MOT less often than most cars over 10 years old: 30.5% of 5,649 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
Over 10 years old
30.5% failed their MOT
From 5,649 MOT tests of Lexus Is220s this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 39% more oftenHeadlamp aim7.5% vs 5.4%Fix about £30
Fails 41% more oftenHeadlamps5.5% vs 3.9%Fix about £30
Fails 50% more oftenABS / EBS / ESC1.5% vs 1%
Advised 3× as oftenHeadlamps11.8% vs 3.7%Fix about £30
Advised 59% more oftenBrake performance7.3% vs 4.6%
Advised 50% more oftenSub-frames6.3% vs 4.2%
Advised 31% more oftenCondition of glass4.2% vs 3.2%
Checking a Lexus Is220 before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.