2019–2021 · 64,700 MOT tests

Tesla Model MOT pass rate by year

How every year of the Tesla Model did at its MOT in 2024, compared with the average car of the same age.

96Below average
Best year201982.7% passed
Worst year202083.1% passed
Rank in Tesla3 of 3

Pass rate by year of registration

25%50%75%100%2019: 82.7% passed (average for its age 84.9%)20192020: 83.1% passed (average for its age 86.9%)20202021: 84.4% passed (average for its age 87.6%)2021

Pass rate first time Average for a car that age

Every year

YearTestsPassedAverageScore
2021 Model32,57084.4%87.6%
96Below average
2020 Model22,08583.1%86.9%
96Below average
2019 Model10,04582.7%84.9%
97Below average

Common failures, all years

Share of all 64,700 tests.

  1. Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm5.6%
  2. Tyres - condition: has ply or cords exposed3.9%
  3. Tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords2.5%
  4. Suspension arms - pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn0.8%
  5. Headlamp aim: too low0.7%
  6. Tyres - condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure0.6%
  7. Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative0.6%
  8. Suspension arms - ball joint: ball joint excessively worn0.6%

Other Tesla models

ModelMOT testsMOT Rank score
Tesla Model S9,858
101About average
Tesla Model X5,966
97Below average