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Lexus Is200 — Reliability by Year

33,966 vehicles · MOT data 1999–2012 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Lexus Is200 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2011
84.8% pass rate · 517 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1999
73.8% pass rate · 4,652 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2012
84.4%
70,078 mi 120
2011
84.8%
75,811 mi 517
2006
81.2%
92,431 mi 110
2005
78.6%
74,049 mi 1,748
2004
78.9%
72,194 mi 3,772
2003
78.4%
75,899 mi 4,543
2002
77.0%
83,029 mi 5,137
2001
75.7%
92,354 mi 6,628
2000
74.4%
101,575 mi 6,739
1999
73.8%
104,351 mi 4,652

Which year Lexus Is200 is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 70,078 miles (newest year) to 104,351 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Lexus Is200.

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