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How reliable is the Lexus RX, and what common problems do owners report?

The RX from Lexus boasts a spacious and luxurious interior with high-quality craftsmanship and materials, comfortable seating, and a range of features, including a large touchscreen infotainment system and driver-assist safety features. Available as petrol and hybrid variants, owners of Lexus RXs say it delivers a smooth performance and comfortable driving. 

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Mini Tops BreakerLink’s 2015 Used Car Reliability UK Study

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British car manufacturer Mini heads up the list of BreakerLink’s study into the reliable used cars on UK roads. Amongst the close finishers were popular makes like Toyota, Ford and Volkswagen in the top ten.

Mini has finished top of BreakerLink’s first ever Used Car Reliability Study, which examines and compares thirty of the leading car manufacturers producing vehicles on the UK roads. This new survey has been designed to use the amount of spare parts requested for each manufacturer as a measure of its reliability. Only 1 in every 1428 cars required a spare part during the 12 month study period over 2014.
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Commonly Occurring Lexus IS Problems

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Lexus, part of Japan’s famous Toyota company, are now recognised as one of the top high end car brands in the world. Over the last twenty years they’ve managed to rub shoulders with some of the more established European makes of car, such as BMW and Mercedes Benz. The IS from Lexus is a series of luxury compact executive vehicles that’s been available since 1998. These cars are renowned for their good, solid performance and are known to be very reliable on the road, with few common faults. However, as with all vehicles there are a few well known problems with the car, which we’re taking a look at in this article.

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