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Lexus vs Toyota

Lexus or Toyota — what we actually found

Side by side from 294 Lexus vehicles and 734 Toyotas buyers asked us to inspect before purchase. The average car we check scores 61/100.

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Head to head
LexusToyota
Cars inspected294734
Average condition60/10062/100
In good shape (60+/100)56%57%
Holds up to (avg dips below decent)~126k mi~145k mi
Repainted or replaced panel83%78%
Structural repair found3%4%
Fault codes recently cleared20%17%

Green = the better number of the pair. Condition reflects the mix of cars that came to us — age, price, model — so treat small gaps as a tie.

How they score
Lexus
Excellent 24% Good 32% Mediocre 21% Poor 23%
Toyota
Excellent 29% Good 28% Mediocre 25% Poor 19%
How long do they stay good?
Good cars by mileage
▬ Lexus▬ Toyota▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Lexus, 0–20k mi: 100% in good shape (10 cars)Lexus, 20–40k mi: 93% in good shape (29 cars)Lexus, 40–60k mi: 91% in good shape (32 cars)Lexus, 60–80k mi: 67% in good shape (24 cars)Lexus, 80–100k mi: 72% in good shape (43 cars)Lexus, 100–120k mi: 55% in good shape (33 cars)Lexus, 120–140k mi: 36% in good shape (36 cars)Lexus, 140–160k mi: 29% in good shape (31 cars)Lexus, 160–180k mi: 16% in good shape (25 cars)Lexus, 180–200k mi: 30% in good shape (10 cars)Lexus, 200–220k mi: 25% in good shape (8 cars) Toyota, 0–20k mi: 100% in good shape (21 cars)Toyota, 20–40k mi: 90% in good shape (61 cars)Toyota, 40–60k mi: 82% in good shape (55 cars)Toyota, 60–80k mi: 85% in good shape (89 cars)Toyota, 80–100k mi: 59% in good shape (73 cars)Toyota, 100–120k mi: 61% in good shape (103 cars)Toyota, 120–140k mi: 45% in good shape (83 cars)Toyota, 140–160k mi: 32% in good shape (85 cars)Toyota, 160–180k mi: 32% in good shape (63 cars)Toyota, 180–200k mi: 21% in good shape (34 cars)Toyota, 200–220k mi: 22% in good shape (23 cars) 40k 80k 120k 160k 200k mileage when we inspected it
Good cars by age
▬ Lexus▬ Toyota▬ all cars
0 25 50 75 100 Lexus, 2 years old: 100% in good shape (7 cars)Lexus, 3 years old: 88% in good shape (16 cars)Lexus, 4 years old: 83% in good shape (24 cars)Lexus, 5 years old: 83% in good shape (12 cars)Lexus, 6 years old: 80% in good shape (10 cars)Lexus, 7 years old: 83% in good shape (12 cars)Lexus, 8 years old: 89% in good shape (19 cars)Lexus, 9 years old: 75% in good shape (20 cars)Lexus, 10 years old: 69% in good shape (13 cars)Lexus, 11 years old: 65% in good shape (20 cars)Lexus, 12 years old: 46% in good shape (24 cars)Lexus, 13 years old: 40% in good shape (25 cars)Lexus, 14 years old: 31% in good shape (13 cars)Lexus, 15 years old: 33% in good shape (18 cars)Lexus, 16 years old: 23% in good shape (13 cars) Toyota, 1 years old: 100% in good shape (20 cars)Toyota, 2 years old: 94% in good shape (36 cars)Toyota, 3 years old: 89% in good shape (27 cars)Toyota, 4 years old: 93% in good shape (30 cars)Toyota, 5 years old: 90% in good shape (40 cars)Toyota, 6 years old: 78% in good shape (41 cars)Toyota, 7 years old: 72% in good shape (43 cars)Toyota, 8 years old: 73% in good shape (41 cars)Toyota, 9 years old: 54% in good shape (56 cars)Toyota, 10 years old: 67% in good shape (51 cars)Toyota, 11 years old: 62% in good shape (34 cars)Toyota, 12 years old: 48% in good shape (40 cars)Toyota, 13 years old: 33% in good shape (55 cars)Toyota, 14 years old: 38% in good shape (40 cars)Toyota, 15 years old: 31% in good shape (42 cars)Toyota, 16 years old: 25% in good shape (28 cars) 2y 4y 6y 8y 10y 12y 14y 16y vehicle age when we inspected it

Share in good shape (scoring 60+/100) by mileage and by age when we inspected them (each dot ≥5 cars; rolled-back odometers excluded from the mileage curve). Dashed grey = all cars we check.

Most common faults
Lexus
Oil leaks · Engine
54%
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
37%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
35%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
34%
Low coolant / cooling system issues · Engine
26%
Toyota
Oil leaks · Engine
48%
Tires condition & wear · Brakes and tires
36%
Active error codes · Electronic equipment
28%
Fuel trim out of range · Engine
21%
Leaking or worn shock absorbers · Suspension
21%
Trajectory by generation
Lexus ▲ Newer Lexus vehicles are holding up better 40% 60% 80% 2012–14: 66% in good shape (age-adjusted; 19 cars, raw 63%) 66 2015–17: 84% in good shape (age-adjusted; 46 cars, raw 80%) 84 2018–20: 88% in good shape (age-adjusted; 18 cars, raw 94%) 88 2009–11 2012–14 2015–17 2018–20 2021+
Toyota ▲ Newer Toyotas are holding up better 40% 60% 80% 2012–14: 69% in good shape (age-adjusted; 59 cars, raw 64%) 69 2015–17: 73% in good shape (age-adjusted; 116 cars, raw 69%) 73 2018–20: 73% in good shape (age-adjusted; 70 cars, raw 79%) 73 2021+: 80% in good shape (age-adjusted; 16 cars, raw 94%) 80 2009–11 2012–14 2015–17 2018–20 2021+

Share in good shape when inspected at the same age (5–10 years, age-adjusted), by model-year generation; dashed = all-brand average. All brands →

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Based on 1028 inspections · updated Oct 2, 2026