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

The Tesla Model S passes its MOT first time 80% of the time, from 10,837 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 80%
- MOT tests analysed: 10,837 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 9,883 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | ELECTRIC | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2021 | Electric | 18 (very few mots) | 72% |
| 2021 | ELECTRIC | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | Electric | 923 | 81% |
| 2020 | ELECTRIC | 7 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 2019 | ELECTRIC | 762 | 86% |
| 2019 | Electric | 491 | 83% |
| 2018 | ELECTRIC | 1,894 | 82% |
| 2017 | ELECTRIC | 2,544 | 81% |
| 2017 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | ELECTRIC | 2,318 | 78% |
| 2015 | ELECTRIC | 1,274 | 76% |
| 2015 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2014 | ELECTRIC | 596 | 73% |
| 2014 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | ELECTRIC | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |

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