Does the Lexus CT fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Lexus CT records 0.49 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.54 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.05, 95% interval −2.12 to −1.97). It ranks 453 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Lexus CT by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Lexus CT is “Fire risk due to fuel tank shield or exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment”, recorded 327 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Fire risk due to fuel tank shield or exhaust shield missing where fitted as original equipment | 327 | 0.19 |
| Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted | 154 | 0.09 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 79 | 0.05 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 73 | 0.04 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 60 | 0.04 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 168,245 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Lexus CT gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
1.3% of Lexus CT MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,130 miles later (986 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 986 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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