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Tesla Model X MOT pass rate and common problems

The Tesla Model X passed 79% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 6.7 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was condition has ply or cords exposed.

Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.

How the Model X compares

Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.

79%

Tesla Model X

83.9%

Tesla average

72.3%

UK average, all cars

The Model X runs 4.9 points behind the Tesla average. It is 4th of the 4 Tesla models in the data. The average Model X arrived at its test 6.6 years old with 66,349 miles recorded.

A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.

Model X MOT pass rate by age

The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.

Tesla Model X cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78.7% of MOT tests. Cars aged 6 to 10 years held almost level at 79.1%.

Age at testTestsPass ratevs UK average
3 to 5 years 2,135 78.7% 6.4 pts above
6 to 10 years 4,078 79.1% 6.8 pts above

Older examples test at least as well as newer ones here, which usually says more about how the surviving cars have been kept than about age itself. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.

Where Model X failures cluster

Every failure item recorded on Tesla Model X cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.

  • Tyres49.9%
  • Suspension14.5%
  • Visibility12.6%
  • Brakes8.5%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5%
  • Body, chassis, structure3.2%

Tyres and suspension together account for 64.5% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.

The 10 most common Model X MOT failures

Specific items recorded on Tesla Model X cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.

  1. 1Condition has ply or cords exposedTyres 22.3%
  2. 2Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mmTyres 12.2%
  3. 3Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectivelyVisibility 8.9%
  4. 4Condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cordsTyres 7.7%
  5. 5Ball joint excessively wornSuspension 5.6%
  6. 6Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively wornSuspension 4.1%
  7. 7Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thickBrakes 2.8%
  8. 8Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively wornSuspension 2%
  9. 9Washers provides insufficient washer liquidVisibility 1.9%
  10. 10Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirtBody, chassis, structure 1.9%

Together these 10 items make up 69.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Tesla Model X cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.

What to look at on a Model X

The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.

1

Tyres

Recorded most often: condition has ply or cords exposed, tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 42.2% of failure items.

2

Suspension

Recorded most often: ball joint excessively worn, pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn. 11.7% of failure items.

3

Visibility

Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 10.9% of failure items.

4

Brakes

Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 2.8% of failure items.

The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Model X has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Tesla Model X buying guide.

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Tesla Model X MOT FAQs

What is the Tesla Model X MOT pass rate?

79% of Tesla Model X cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 6,214 tests. That is 6.7 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 210th of 575 models.

What does a Tesla Model X most commonly fail its MOT on?

The item testers recorded most often on Tesla Model X cars failing their 2025 MOT was condition has ply or cords exposed, on 22.3% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (12.2%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.9%).

Which area causes the most Tesla Model X MOT failures?

Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 49.9%, followed by suspension at 14.5%.

Do older Tesla Model X cars fail their MOT more often?

Tesla Model X cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 78.7% of MOT tests in 2025, against 79.1% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.

Does this mean every Tesla Model X has these problems?

No. These are the items testers recorded across every Tesla Model X that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.

How do I see a specific Tesla Model X's MOT history?

Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.