Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd Reliability: Common Problems and Years to Avoid
What the Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd fails its MOT on, with rough repair costs, and how each model year's MOT pass rate compares with other cars of the same age. Based on 67,221 MOT tests across 4 model years (DVSA data for tests carried out in 2024, retests included).
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88%
Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd pass rate
89%
Tesla average
82%
All-model average
The Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd has an average MOT pass rate of 88%, which is 1 point below the Tesla average and 6 points above the average across all models in our data. The Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 1 percentage point.
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What the Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd Fails Its MOT On
Of the 6,592 MOT tests on the Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd that failed at the first attempt in 2025, the share that failed on each part of the test, next to the share for all cars and vans of the same ages. A test that failed on two areas counts in both.
Tyres
72%Cars and vans the same age: 38% (the Model 3 Long Range Awd fails on this more often) · Typical repair £50-£300
Suspension
16%Cars and vans the same age: 9% (the Model 3 Long Range Awd fails on this more often) · Typical repair £150-£600
Lights and electrics
11%Cars and vans the same age: 22% (the Model 3 Long Range Awd fails on this less often) · Typical repair £15-£200
Windscreen, wipers and mirrors
7.2%Cars and vans the same age: 23% (the Model 3 Long Range Awd fails on this less often) · Typical repair £10-£350
Brakes
4.2%Cars and vans the same age: 15% (the Model 3 Long Range Awd fails on this less often) · Typical repair £80-£450
The 3 single faults it failed on most
- Tyre tread depth below the 1.6mm limit (32% of failed tests, tyres)
- Tyre has ply or cords exposed (22% of failed tests, tyres)
- Tyre has a cut deep enough to reach the ply or cords (18% of failed tests, tyres)
Source: CarCostCheck analysis of DVSA anonymised MOT test results and failure items for 2025: first attempt at each MOT, fail and pass-after-repair defects, DVSA's defect categories (names shortened). Repair costs are rough UK ranges, not quotes. Method and national figures: MOT failure reasons 2025.
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Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd Years to Avoid
Every car in the 2024 MOT data was tested at the same age as the other cars first registered that year, so each Model 3 Long Range Awd year is compared with all cars from the same year. Years with 1,000+ tests that were at least three years old are included.
Failed more often than cars their age
Passed more often than cars their age
No year passed 3 or more points more often than other cars of the same age.
A lower pass rate means that year failed its MOT more often in 2024; it does not mean every car from that year is bad. Old cars still on the road are often the best-kept ones, which can lift the pass rates of the oldest years. How a car has been looked after matters more, so check the MOT history of the car you are looking at.
Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd Reliability by Year
MOT pass rate for each model year, from DVSA data for tests carried out in 2024 (retests included). Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger. All Cars is the pass rate of every car first registered that year, with the gap in points. Highest and lowest are marked among years with 100+ tests that were at least three years old when tested. Fuel and engine size are a guide only.
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Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd FAQ
What are the most common Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd problems?
In 2025, MOT tests on the Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd that failed at the first attempt most often failed on tyres (72% of the 6,592 failed tests), suspension (16%) and lights and electrics (11%). The single most common fault was "Tyre tread depth below the 1.6mm limit" (32%). Across 67,221 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included), 88% ended in a pass.
Is the Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd reliable?
The Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd has an average MOT pass rate of 88%, from 67,221 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). Comparing each model year with all cars first registered the same year, so that age is allowed for, it passed 4 points less often on average, so check the history of any example carefully.
Which Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd years should I avoid?
Compared with all cars first registered the same year (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included), the 2021 (88% of 39,444 tests passed, against 93% for all 2021 cars), the 2020 (89% of 22,032 tests passed, against 92% for all 2020 cars) and the 2019 (88% of 5,259 tests passed, against 91% for all 2019 cars) failed their MOT most often for their age. A year's pass rate does not tell you about one car, so check the MOT history of the car you are buying.
How much does it cost to fix common Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd faults?
As a rough guide, brake work on a Tesla Model 3 Long Range Awd typically costs £80-£450 and suspension repairs £150-£600. Lighting and wiper fixes are usually under £200.
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