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Tesla Model Y, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

141,091 Tesla Model Y cars are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 84.4% of initial MOT tests, 12.1 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Tesla Model Y at the MOT

84.4% of 34,929 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Model Y 131st of 575 models.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Tesla Model Y84.4%
  • All Tesla modelsThe Model Y is 0.5 pts ahead83.9%
  • All cars72.3%

Where Model Y cars fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Tesla Model Y tests in 2025.

  • Tyres69.3%
  • Suspension12.2%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.3%
  • Visibility4.2%
  • Brakes2.1%

The items testers recorded most often were condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (26.2%), condition has ply or cords exposed (24.6%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (12.4%).

The MOT page lists every common Model Y MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Tesla Model Y MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Model Y's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Tyres

    Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.69.3% of Model Y failure items

  2. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.12.2% of Model Y failure items

  3. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.8.3% of Model Y failure items

Tesla Model Y cars in the UK

141,091 were licensed at the end of June 2026, the 2nd most of any Tesla. The number licensed has grown 300% since the end of 2022.

Change since 2022
+300%from 35,300 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
24,315against 35,899 in 2023
Declared off the road
4340.3% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Tesla Model Y cars since 2022

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 202235,300
End of 202370,580
End of 2024102,562
End of 2025125,767
End of June 2026141,091

How old they are

Licensed Tesla Model Y cars by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
202524,21724,315
202432,65132,872
202335,25235,899
202233,62735,554

Tesla Model Y recalls

7 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Tesla Model Y. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Model Y is affected.

  1. Oct 2025 R/2025/422

    Loss of Reverse Light Recall

    Model Y cars built Mar 2025 to Apr 2025 · 2 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles one or both reverse lamps may fail to switch on when the driver selects reverse gear due to a loss of continuity in the rear lamp circuit.
    Remedy
    Inspect rear lamp housing and wiring harness and repair or replace the defective components as necessary.

  2. Sep 2025 R/2025/350

    Update Vehicle Firmware to Remedy Anti Pinch Feature of Right Front Window

    Model Y cars built Mar 2025 to Jul 2025 · 5,777 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles a firmware feature that allowed for high-speed sampling of the right front window motor encoder was not enabled bringing vehicles out of compliance with the relevant regulations for Auto-reversing Requirements.
    Remedy
    Install modified software via an Over the Air (OTA) update.

  3. Mar 2025 R/2025/049

    Loss of Rearview Camera Display Recall

    Model Y cars built Apr 2024 to Dec 2024 · 10,629 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On a small percentage of affected vehicles upon vehicle power up the car computer board may experience a short resulting in the loss of rear view camera functionality.
    Remedy
    Over the air software update or Car Computer replacement if necessary.

  4. Mar 2025 R/2025/104

    Update Vehicle Software To Rectify EPAS Functionality

    Model Y cars built Jan 2022 to Aug 2023 · 97,462 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles operating with a software release prior to 2023.38.4 an overvoltage breakdown in the steering rack may overstress motor drive components on the printed circuit board. If the overstress condition occurs while the vehicle is driving steering assistance will not be affected and a visual alert will illuminate. Once the vehicle speed comes to a standstill a loss of steering assistance may occur and loss of steering assistance will persist when the vehicle is driven again. Manual steering without steering assistance remains available to the driver.
    Remedy
    Install modified software via an Over the Air (OTA) wireless update.

  5. Dec 2024 R/2025/002

    Update vehicle software to correct TPMS behaviour

    Model Y cars built Nov 2021 to Nov 2024 · 62,893 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On affected vehicles upon detection of a malfunction with the tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) the TPMS tell tale does not persist between drive cycles where the vehicle is off or asleep between the drive cycles. Therefore the driver may not be adequately warned of potential under-inflation of the tyres increasing the risk of a collision.
    Remedy
    Install modified software via an Over the Air (OTA) wireless update.

  6. Apr 2022 R/2022/131

    A loss of low voltage system support may cause the audio subsystem to be unavailable

    Model Y cars built Jun 2021 to Nov 2021 · 9,471 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On certain vehicles that are running firmware release 2022.8 and that experience a loss of low voltage system support the audio subsystem may become unavailable including the use of eCall functionality.
    Remedy
    Firmware release 2022.12.3 or later reverses the power management process introduced in firmware release 2022.8 and maintains eCall audio functionality.

  7. Dec 2021 R/2022/006

    The front suspension lateral link may be insufficiently torqued

    Model Y cars built Mar 2020 to Jun 2021 · 127 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Remedy
    Inspect the connection of both front suspension lateral links to the sub-frame. Replace any related damaged components and ensure correct torque of fastening bolts.
How to check a specific Model Y for recalls

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Tesla Model Y FAQs

How many Tesla Model Y cars are there in the UK?

141,091 Tesla Model Y cars were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 434 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Tesla Model Y reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 84.4% first-time pass rate for the Tesla Model Y across 34,929 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Tesla Model Y had any recalls?

7 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Tesla Model Y. The most recent was published in October 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Tesla Model Y?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Tesla Model Y's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

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 the Tesla VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

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). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. 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.