Road tax 2026/27

Lexus GS road tax in 2026/27

Road tax (VED) on a Lexus GS in 2026/27 depends on when it was first registered. One first registered between 1 March 2001 and 31 March 2017 pays by CO2 band: across the 48 versions in the Vehicle Certification Agency's CO2 database from 2002 to 2016, that is £20 (band B) to £790 (band M) for 12 months, most often £445 (band K). One first registered from 1 April 2017 pays the £200 standard rate each year after its first (plus £440 a year in years 2 to 6 if its list price was over £40,000, or £50,000 for an electric car registered from 1 April 2025). Cars first registered before March 2001 pay by engine size: £230 up to 1,549cc, £375 above.

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Data to 2026-04-01 · Page updated 2026-09-28 · Publisher: 73 Auto

Cheapest 2001–2017 version: £20; band B, 109g/km, listed 2014
Typical 2001–2017 version: £360; median of 48 versions
Registered from April 2017: £200; standard rate, 2026/27

Which Lexus GS is cheapest to tax

17% of the Lexus GS versions sold between 2002 and 2016 pay less than the £200 a newer car pays, because their CO2 figure puts them in a band below it. The cheapest listed was the GS GS300h SE (2494cc petrol hybrid, AUTOMATIC) at 109g/km (£20); the dearest the GS GS430 (4293cc petrol, A6) at 269g/km (£790).

Lexus GS tax by CO2 band (cars registered March 2001 to March 2017)

Lexus GS versions by VED band and 2026/27 annual rate
Band	CO2	2026/27, 12 months	Versions	Share
Band B	101–110g/km	£20	2	4%
Band C	111–120g/km	£35	6	13%
Band F	141–150g/km	£225	11	23%
Band I	176–185g/km	£360	6	13%
Band J	186–200g/km	£410	2	4%
Band K	201–225g/km	£445	14	29%
Band L	226–255g/km	£760	2	4%
Band M	over 255g/km	£790	5	10%

Band K also covers cars over 225g/km first registered before 23 March 2006. Versions counted from VCA snapshots; a version listed across that date is counted once for each band it can fall in.

Lexus GS tax by engine and fuel

Lexus GS 2026/27 VED by engine size and fuel, cars registered 2001–2017
Engine	Listed	CO2	Bands	2026/27 VED
3.5 litre petrol hybrid	2006–2016	141–186g/km	F, I, J	£225 to £410
2.5 litre petrol	2012–2015	207–211g/km	K	£445
2.5 litre petrol hybrid	2014–2015	109–115g/km	B, C	£20 to £35
3.0 litre petrol	2002–2009	224–281g/km	K, L	£445 to £760
4.3 litre petrol	2002–2007	269–296g/km	K, M	£445 to £790
4.6 litre petrol	2008–2009	258g/km	M	£790
3.5 litre petrol	2009	180–185g/km	I	£360
5.0 litre petrol	2016	260g/km	M	£790

Engine sizes rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre.

Lexus GS tax by year it was sold

Versions in the VCA database each year, taxed as if first registered then. Use the year on the V5C to narrow the range, then the CO2 figure to find the exact band.

Lexus GS 2026/27 VED range by the year the version was on sale
On sale	Versions	CO2	2026/27 VED	Most common
2016	4	141–260g/km	£225 to £790	£225 (F)
2015	10	109–211g/km	£20 to £445	£35 (C)
2014	14	109–207g/km	£20 to £445	£225 (F)
2013	3	141–207g/km	£225 to £445	£225 (F)
2012	3	141–207g/km	£225 to £445	£225 (F)
2010	3	179–185g/km	£360	£360 (I)
2009	6	180–258g/km	£360 to £790	£360 (I)
2008	5	185–258g/km	£360 to £790	£360 (I)
2007	5	186–269g/km	£410 to £790	£445 (K)
2006	5	186–269g/km	£410 to £790	£445 (K)
2005	4	232–269g/km	£445 to £790	£445 (K)
2004	2	281–296g/km	£445	£445 (K)
2003	2	281–296g/km	£445	£445 (K)
2002	2	281–296g/km	£445	£445 (K)

VCA snapshots from July 2001 to August 2016; the August 2011 snapshot is published only as a spreadsheet and is not used, so 2011 counts only versions listed both before and after it.

At a glance

Lexus GS road tax in 2026/27 by first-registration date
Figure	Value	Basis
Before 1 March 2001	£230 up to 1,549cc, £375 above	engine size (V5C)
1 March 2001 – 31 March 2017	£20 to £790	CO2 band, see tables above
From 1 April 2017	£200	standard rate after the first year
Expensive Car Supplement	+£440	from 1 April 2017, list price over £40,000 (£50,000 electric from April 2025), years 2–6

Limitations

Rates are the 2026/27 rates for a 12-month licence taken out from 2026-04-01; paying monthly or for six months costs slightly more. The CO2 figure is the official type-approval figure the VCA published when each version was on sale, which is normally the figure on the V5C, but a car's own V5C is what DVLA uses. Some versions were sold under a different model name (for example estate or MPV variants), and the VCA's list does not say how many of each were sold, so the version counts are not a guide to how common each band is on the road. The Expensive Car Supplement depends on the original list price including options, which the VCA list does not carry. Figures are calculated with 73 Auto's VED engine from the DVLA rate tables.

See the exact tax on a specific Lexus GS

Enter the registration: we read its real CO2 figure and first-registration date from DVLA and DVSA and show the tax it pays, with its other running costs. Your first check is free and shows the vehicle summary and its headline ownership cost. The category-by-category breakdown is part of a paid check.

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Where these figures come from

Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools: archived database snapshots (15 snapshots, 2001–2016) — Vehicle Certification Agency. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Car fuel data, CO2 and vehicle tax tools: WLTP database snapshots (2020 to the live database of 2026-09-28) — Vehicle Certification Agency. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Vehicle Excise Duty rates 2026/27 (V149), as implemented in 73 Auto's VED engine — DVLA (GOV.UK). Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licensed cars by year of first use (VEH0124) — Department for Transport and DVLA. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tax per version, ranges and shares (73 Auto calculation with its VED engine) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.
Original list prices behind the Expensive Car Supplement status (73 Auto list-price reference) — 73 Auto. Derived figures.

Figures labelled as 73 Auto estimates are our own analysis of these sources, set out in the methodology and data sources. To report a factual error, see corrections.