How many Lexus IS 200s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 5,179 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain4,241−13.4% on a year earlier
Declared SORN4,001Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202566.5%Cars of the same ages 61.3%
Rank by number licensedNo. 455of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year200533,578 licensed
Average annual mileage4,759miles a year
How many Lexus IS 200s are left in Great Britain?
There were 4,241 Lexus IS 200s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 4,001 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 87.4% fewer than the peak of 33,578 in 2005.
Lexus IS 200s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2005 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 66.5% of Lexus IS 200 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Lexus IS 200s tested pass 61.3% of the time, so the Lexus IS 200 does better than average for its age, by 5.2 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 66.2%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Lexus IS 200 vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
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MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Lexus IS 200 compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Lexus IS 200 fails its MOT,
appearing on 45.4% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
8.6% of Lexus IS 200 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Lexus IS 200 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Lexus IS 200 MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Lexus IS 200 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 16.8% of 1,737 failed tests.
64.5% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Lexus IS 200 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
5 years of the Lexus IS 200, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2001 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (70.6% passed first time) and the 2002 cars worst (63.9%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Lexus IS 200 annual mileage
The average Lexus IS 200 covers 4,759 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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7,104
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4,456
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Lexus IS 200 by vehicle age
Registrations of Lexus IS 200s for the first time in Great Britain were highest at 7,277 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 1 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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Lexus IS 200s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 4,759 Lexus IS 200s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 86.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 13.2% have an engine of 2,201cc to 2,300cc. The share with an engine of 2,201cc to 2,300cc has grown from 3.6% in 2014 to 13.2%. Diesels made up 3.7% of those licensed in 2014 and 13.2% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Lexus IS 200s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 4,120 licensed
86.6%
2,201cc to 2,300cc 626 licensed
13.2%
Other sizes 13 licensed
0.3%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
4,113
86.4%
2,201–2,300cc
Diesel
626
13.2%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Lexus IS 200s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
96.0%
3.7%
2015
95.7%
4.0%
2016
95.4%
4.3%
2017
94.9%
4.9%
2018
94.1%
5.6%
2019
93.3%
6.5%
2020
92.1%
7.6%
2021
90.8%
9.0%
2022
89.6%
10.3%
2023
88.6%
11.2%
2024
87.7%
12.1%
2025
86.7%
13.2%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Lexus IS 200 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Lexus IS 200 from 2000, when the data begins, to 2018. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 28.2 to 55.4 mpg, with CO2 of 134 to 239 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2018
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “IS”, “All Models”, “IS200t, MY17”, “IS, MY2015”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Lexus IS 200 safety recalls
DVSA lists 2 safety recalls for the Lexus IS 200 since 1992, the first in 2017. The most recent was launched on 23 January 2023.
Fuel tank vent tube assembly could develop a crack which could lead to a fuel leak and a risk of a vehicle fire.
Launched 23 January 2023DVSA recall R/2022/345Manufacturer ref. XGG71 (22SMD-114)
Defect
Fuel tank vent tube assembly could develop a crack which could lead to a fuel leak and a risk of a vehicle fire.
13 Nov 2017 Driver and/or front passenger airbag may fail to deploy as intended (6 (all models) vehicles)
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Lexus IS 200. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
