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Lexus CT 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

9.6% of 11,044 MOT tests of the Lexus CT first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 93.0 (95% CI 87.5–98.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Lexus CT fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Lexus CT built in 2018 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time9.6%all ages tested2019–202411044
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 87.5–98.6)93.0index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202411044
Rank among this model's 10 build years3of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202411044
Tested in 20242756testsmedian 40,681 miles20242756
line · Lexus CT built 2018 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2018 7% vs model normal 6.7% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2018 against Lexus CT normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 7% vs 6.7%; age 4: 10.3% vs 10.1%; age 5: 10.2% vs 11.4%; age 6: 10.9% vs 13.1%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2018 Lexus CT by registration · All Lexus CT MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Lexus CT fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Lexus CT built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
32,77776.1–86.7104.2
42,77810.39.3–11.510.1102
52,73310.29.2–11.411.489.5
62,75610.99.8–12.113.183.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,044 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Lexus CT?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 4.7 items per 100 first tests, against 5.3 across all build years of the Lexus CT. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Lexus CT built 2018 against the Lexus CT in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2018, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Visibility4.75.3522
Tyres4.26.1470
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1.56162
Brakes1.13.7124

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,151 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Lexus CT, 2018 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 87.9. 2019: index 97.8.

Lexus CT build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2011105.5102.5–108.5worse22,789
2012106.7103.7–109.6worse25,535
2013119.8116.3–123.4worse22,304
201487.184.0–90.2better22,927
201593.790.2–97.1better21,232
201693.189.1–97.2better17,873
201787.983.5–92.4better15,524
201893.087.5–98.6better11,044
201997.889.5–106.2no different5,812
202096.283.0–109.4no different (rough estimate)2,559

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 167,599 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Lexus CT 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/lexus-ct/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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