Tesla, Every model, MOT record and UK numbers

303,337 Teslas are licensed in the UK, the 26th most of any make. In 2025 they passed 83.9% of initial MOT tests, 11.6 points above the 72.3% UK average and 13th of 63 makes.

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Tesla models

4 models, most common on UK roads first. The Model 3 is the most common; among models with 10,000 or more MOT tests, the Model 3 has the highest pass rate at 84.5% and the Model S the lowest at 79.8%.

Model 3 146,205 licensed in the UK 84.5% Model 3 MOT pass rate 4.2 years
Model Y 141,091 licensed in the UK 84.4% Model Y MOT pass rate 2.9 years
Model S 9,996 licensed in the UK 79.8% Model S MOT pass rate 7.9 years
Model X 5,947 licensed in the UK 79% Model X MOT pass rate 6.6 years

Licensed vehicles from DfT statistics, June 2026. Pass rates are for initial MOT tests in 2025.

Tesla at the MOT

83.9% of 139,546 initial MOT tests passed in 2025, placing Tesla 13th of 63 makes. The rate falls by 8.4 points between the youngest and oldest cars, so compare a model with others of a similar age.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

Tesla83.9%
All cars72.3%

Model pass rates partly reflect age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, which fail more often. Compare MOT pass rates for every make.

Pass rate by age at test

Every Tesla tested in 2025.

3 to 5 years82,534 tests84.2%
6 to 10 years15,441 tests79.5%
11 years and over256 tests75.8%

Teslas in the UK

303,337 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 266% since the end of 2021. The Model 3, Model Y and Model S account for 98% of them.

Change since 2021: +266%from 82,801 licensed
Typical year of first use: 2023half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2023 or earlier
First registered in 2025: 45,580against 54,676 in 2022
Declared off the road: 2,0400.7% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Teslas since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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300k

400k

2014 2017 2020 Q2 2026 303,337

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Date	Licensed
End of 2014	747
End of 2015	2,134
End of 2016	4,546
End of 2017	9,134
End of 2018	12,250
End of 2019	24,892
End of 2020	48,821
End of 2021	82,801
End of 2022	134,888
End of 2023	183,501
End of 2024	230,701
End of 2025	274,877
End of June 2026	303,337

How old they are

Licensed Teslas by year of first use.

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Licensed at the end of 2025
First registered that year

A further 1,787 were first used before 2016.

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First used	Licensed, end 2025	First registered that year
2025	45,236	45,580
2024	49,949	50,389
2023	48,691	49,603
2022	51,785	54,676
2021	32,283	34,871
2020	23,198	24,789
2019	12,229	13,173
2018	3,039	3,373
2017	4,279	4,756
2016	2,190	2,498

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Tesla history check. To confirm a car's identity, see what a Tesla VIN should look like.

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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded). Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.