Does the Lexus GS fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Lexus GS records 10.33 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.39 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.06, 95% interval −6.40 to −5.71). It ranks 596 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Lexus GS by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Lexus GS is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 1,177 times in 2019–2024.

Lexus GS: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	1,177	2.19
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	554	1.03
ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction	550	1.02
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	429	0.80
Parking brake inoperative on one side	295	0.55

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 53,840 (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 GS gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

12.4% of Lexus GS MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,312 miles later (6,629 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,629 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Lexus GS fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Lexus GS gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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