Tesla Model 3
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 5 model years from 2,225 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
90%
Total Tests
2,225
Highest Pass Rate
2021 (91%)
Years Covered
5
About the Tesla Model 3
The Tesla Model 3 was MOT tested 2,225 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 5 model years (2019 to 2023), with an average pass rate of 90%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list electric versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 model has the highest pass rate at 91% from 101 tests. The 2020 model has the lowest at 80%. The 11 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2019) averages 52,965 miles, while the newest (2023) averages 35,083 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Tesla Model 3 by Year
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Questions about the Tesla Model 3
Is the Tesla Model 3 reliable?
Across its 5 model years in our data (2019 to 2023), the Tesla Model 3 averages a 90% MOT pass rate, from 2,225 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 8 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2021 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 91%.
Which year Tesla Model 3 has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2021 Tesla Model 3 has the highest MOT pass rate at 91%, while the 2020 model has the lowest at 80%, a 11 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
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