Tesla Model Y RWD MOT failures and reliability
The Tesla Model Y RWD is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 86% of its 4,176 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 14 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the Tesla Model Y RWD cars tested were registered in 2022 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 1st of the 4 Tesla models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Tesla Model Y RWD MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2025
- 4,176
- First-time pass rate
- 86%
- All cars
- 72%
Tesla Model Y RWD MOT strengths and weak spots
The Tesla Model Y RWD's weak spot is tyres: 11.5% of its tests failed there, against 6.3% for all cars.
It does best on lights and electrics, where 1.1% of Tesla Model Y RWD tests failed against 10.7% for all cars.
Tesla Model Y RWD cars first registered in 2023 passed 91% first time; those from 2022 passed 83%.
At 3 years old the average Tesla Model Y RWD had covered 33,111 miles, about 11,000 a year.
The single most common failure on the Tesla Model Y RWD was tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed, on 5.1% of tests.
What the Tesla Model Y RWD fails on
Share of Tesla Model Y RWD tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.
- Tyres11.5% (all cars 6.3%)
- Suspension1.4% (all cars 9.1%)
- Lights and electrics1.1% (all cars 10.7%)
- Visibility1.1% (all cars 4.4%)
- Brakes0.3% (all cars 6.3%)
- Seat belts and airbags0.3% (all cars 0.9%)
- Number plates and VIN0.1% (all cars 0.3%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 5.1%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 4.2%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.2%
- Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 0.9%
- Headlamp aim: too high 0.7%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.7%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 0.6%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 0.5%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 22.3%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 4.0%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 3.4%
- Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 3.3%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint has slight play 2.8%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 2.6%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.8%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 1.6%
Pass rate by year of registration
First-time pass rate of the Tesla Model Y RWD by the year it was first registered.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,592 | 83% |
| 2023 | 1,285 | 91% |
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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.