# Tesla Model 3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Tesla Model 3 passes its MOT first time 84% of the time, from 87,488 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 84%
- MOT tests analysed: 87,488 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 144,288 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Electric | 15 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Electric | 118 | 98% |
| 2023 | Electric | 710 | 92% |
| 2022 | Electric | 19,082 | 85% |
| 2021 | Electric | 35,099 | 86% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Electric | 22,145 | 82% |
| 2019 | Electric | 10,312 | 82% |
| 2018 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2007 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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