Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 4.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 544 individual Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 81.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 18 in every 100 Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awds presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd tested had covered 41,813 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd sits 4.9 points above the national average, ranked 1,394 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 10.8% of tests (6.45x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 5% of tests (1.55x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.7% of tests (1.31x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
6. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.1% of tests
7. Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel, 0.9% of tests (15.59x the national rate for this defect)
8. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 0.9% of tests (4.75x the national rate for this defect)
9. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.6% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.6% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)

From 545 DVSA-tracked Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 15.64% of these flagged Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 38.5% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 11% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 8.6% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 7.9% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5.3% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.7% of tests
7. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 0.9% of tests (1.92x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.9% of tests, also fails
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.6% of tests
10. Wiring damaged, 0.4% of tests (54.29x the national rate for this advisory)

From 545 DVSA-tracked Tesla Model X Perform Ludicrous Awd tests, 2024.

Other Tesla models

• Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd - 85.3%
• Tesla Model 3 Standard Range + - 85.6%
• Tesla Model 3 Performance Awd - 81.4%
• Tesla Model S - 80.4%
• Tesla Model X - 80.2%
• Tesla Model 3 - 89.5%
• Tesla Model X Long Range Awd - 81.1%
• Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd - 91.1%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Audi S5 - 81.7%
• Audi S4 - 81.7%
• BMW 1 Series - 81.6%
• Toyota Iq - 81.5%
• Vauxhall Vivaro 2700 Sportive S/S - 81.5%
• Citroen C4 Sense + Puretech S/S - 81.5%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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