How many Lexus RC 300s 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 2,331 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain1,886−1.2% on a year earlier
Declared SORN24Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202588.8%Cars of the same ages 79.6%
Rank by number licensedNo. 568of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year20221,929 licensed
Average annual mileage6,426miles a year
How many Lexus RC 300s are left in Great Britain?
There were 1,886 Lexus RC 300s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 24 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 2.2% fewer than the peak of 1,929 in 2022.
In 2025, 88.8% of Lexus RC 300 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Lexus RC 300s tested pass 79.6% of the time, so the Lexus RC 300 does better than average for its age, by 9.2 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 90.4%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Lexus RC 300 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 RC 300 compared with all cars
Most common Lexus RC 300 MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Lexus RC 300 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords”, on 20.2% of 262 failed tests.
34.1% 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 RC 300 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
20.2%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
20.2%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
16.8%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
8.8%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
7.3%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres
5.3%
Shock absorbers: serious fluid leak Suspension
4.2%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered. 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 RC 300 annual mileage
The average Lexus RC 300 covers 6,426 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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6,696
4–5 years
6,821
6–7 years
6,122
8–10 years
Average annual mileage of a Lexus RC 300 by vehicle age
Registrations of Lexus RC 300s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 563 in 2016. In 2025, 0 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
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Lexus RC 300s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 1,986 Lexus RC 300s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 2,401cc to 2,500cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Lexus RC 300s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,401cc to 2,500cc 1,986 licensed
100.0%
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 RC 300 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Lexus RC 300 from 2016 to 2020. On the WLTP test (listings 2019 to 2020), official combined fuel economy for its petrol hybrid versions ranges from 40.8 to 47.5 mpg, with CO2 of 135 to 157 g/km. On the older NEDC test (listings 2016 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol hybrid versions ranges from 53.3 to 57.6 mpg, with CO2 of 113 to 120 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2020
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2019 to 2020
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
2.5 petrol hybrid
40.8–47.5
135–157
2019–2020
Euro 6d‑TEMP
17
Older NEDC figures, listed 2016 to 2018 (1 engine and fuel group)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2016 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.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
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 “RC”, “RC300h, MY2015”, “RC 300h, MY18”, “RC 300h, MY18 WLTP”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Lexus RC 300 safety recalls
DVSA lists 1 safety recall for the Lexus RC 300, 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.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Lexus RC 300. 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.
