TESLA MODEL S MOT data

From the national MOT record: 76,450 tests across 9,926 vehicles on record.

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Vehicles on record

9,926

Average engine

N/A

MOT pass rate

84.9%

How the TESLA MODEL S compares

The TESLA MODEL S has an MOT pass rate of 84.9%, against 64.5% across all TESLA vehicles, and 69.4% across every make in the national record. That is 76,450 tests for this model and 693,641 for the make, so the comparison rests on the whole national record rather than a sample of it. See what TESLA MODEL S models fail on.

Common TESLA MODEL S defects

From 75,107 TESLA MODEL S tests in the national record with a DVSA defect code to categorise.

Axles, wheels, tyres and suspension 32,343 (43.1%)

Brakes 12,905 (17.2%)

Visibility 4,263 (5.7%)

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2,071 (2.8%)

Steering 1,356 (1.8%)

Registration plates and vehicle identification 1,233 (1.6%)

Body, structure and attachments 893 (1.2%)

Other equipment 686 (0.9%)

A test can find problems in more than one category, so these figures do not sum to 100%. Common TESLA MODEL S MOT failures has the full breakdown and how it is worked out.

Other TESLA models

Model Y Long Range Awd (68,761) Model 3 Long Range Awd (55,587) Model (46,281) Model Y Rwd (44,801) Model 3 Standard Range (23,505) Model 3 Performance Awd (17,833) Model Y Long Range Rwd (15,234) Model 3 Long Range Rwd (11,235) Model Y Performance Awd (8,104) Model Y Premium Long Range Awd (6,773) Model Y Premium Long Range Rwd (5,729) Model 3 Premium Long Range Rwd (4,915)

Check a specific TESLA MODEL S

These are averages. For one vehicle's actual test history, enter its registration.

Figures cover every TESLA MODEL S in the national MOT record, which includes vehicles since scrapped or exported, so "on record" is not a count of cars on the road. Pass rate counts every recorded MOT test, retests included. Some MOT records describe the same model with extra trim or engine detail attached; where that detail is a recognised trim or drivetrain code, the vehicle is counted under the base model shown here rather than treated as a separate one.