Lexus LS 1997
Cars aged 28 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
53.7% ±14.6 pp
M1 average at 28 years – 36.5%
n = 41 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
231,550 km
Percentiles · cars aged 28
p10 117k
p25 180k
p50 232k
p75 283k
p90 334k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 117,286 km |
| p25 | 179,534 km |
| p50 | 231,550 km |
| p75 | 283,367 km |
| p90 | 333,549 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
LS 1997, n = 41
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 36.6% |
| Minor defects | 17.1% |
| Major defects | 43.9% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.4% |
Odometer inconsistencies
11.1%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
53.7% of 1997 Lexus LS cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 41), against an average of 36.5% for all 28-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 28-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 231,550 km, half of them between 179,534 km and 283,367 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 11.1% of those assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate