Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 959 individual Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 91.1% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +14.4 points |
| Tests analysed | 959 |
| Average mileage at test | 39,988 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2022 |
| Reliability rank | 531 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 91.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Tesla Model Y Long Range 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 Y Long Range Awd tested had covered 39,988 miles and was built around 2022.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.
Looking at a specific Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Tesla Model Y Long Range Awds actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.6% of tests (2.17x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.5% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.5% of tests
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.1% of tests
- Manual levelling device cannot be operated from the driver's seat, 0.1% of tests (17.83x the national rate for this defect)
- Headlamp levelling device inoperative, 0.1% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this defect)
- An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.1% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
From 1,632 DVSA-tracked Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 15.86% of these flagged Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd pass rate by model year
Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd year:
- 2022 Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd - 91.9% first-time pass, 668 tests
- 2023 Tesla Model Y Long Range Awd - 92% first-time pass, 264 tests
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 S Long Range Awd - 84.7%
Models with a similar pass rate
- Hyundai I20 Element T-Gdi - 91.1%
- Ford Fiesta Vignale Edition Turbo - 91.1%
- Abarth 124 Spider Multiair - 91.1%
- Skoda Kamiq Monte Carlo Tsi - 91.1%
- Cupra Formentor V2 Tsi - 91.1%
- Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 Sport 4matic Auto - 91.1%
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
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