Pass rate
82.6%
Around average — 1.4 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 144 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£76
2016 Tesla Model X MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 68,343 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
42.5% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 86.8% pass
- Avoid 2016 82.6% pass · this year
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 4.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 79.7%
- Typical mileage
- 68k mi
The 2016 Tesla Model X MOT pass rate is 82.6% of its MOT tests — 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 42.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Tesla Model X does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.2× the national share
Tyres make up 42.5% of everything recorded on the 2016 Tesla Model X, against 19.8% nationally — 22.7 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 24% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
- Based on a small sample. 144 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2016 Tesla Model X compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 1.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 79.7%. The median 2016 Tesla Model X in this dataset had covered 68,343 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 83.0% of the time, April–September 81.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 3.47% of tests.
- 144 recorded tests behind this page.
- 82.6% overall pass rate, 79.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Tesla Model X, the average is 84.3% — best year 2021 (86.8%), worst 2016 (82.6%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 144
- Typical mileage (median)
- 68,343 mi
- Make and model
- Tesla Model X
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Model X MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Model X
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 56 | 82.1% |
| London | 22 | 81.8% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 Model X
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 Model X
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.5% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the brakes 2.1% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
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Check the suspension joints 2.1% of tests
“linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 Model X through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£76 — and 24% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£76
- Cheapest common item: washers provides insufficient washer liquid
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: pins
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 24%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 144 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Model X, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2016 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 82.6% to 86.8% — a spread of 4.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2016 82.6%has a cut in excess of the…
- 2017 84.0% has ply or cords exposed
- 2018 84.0% has ply or cords exposed
- 2019 85.0% has ply or cords exposed
- 2020 84.6% has ply or cords exposed
- 2021 86.8% has ply or cords exposed
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 Tesla Model X with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 208 82.6%
- Vauxhall Meriva 82.6%
- Alfa Romeo Giulietta 82.6%
- Nissan Qashqai 82.5%
- Ford Ka 82.5%
- Dacia Logan 82.5%
Closest pass rates among 2016 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 Tesla Model X 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 146 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 62 | 42.50% | 19.76% | +22.74 |
| Brakes | 41 | 28.10% | 20.89% | +7.21 |
| Suspension | 21 | 14.40% | 20.98% | −6.58 |
| Visibility | 11 | 7.50% | 4.97% | +2.53 |
| Steering | 5 | 3.40% | 2.57% | +0.83 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2 | 1.40% | 12.21% | −10.81 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 1 | 0.70% | 5.57% | −4.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 0.70% | 4.18% | −3.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.5% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £45–110 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 1.4% | £20–80 |
| Service brake performance excessively fluctuating Brakes | Major | 1.4% | £60–150 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Rectified | 1.4% | £5–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 22.2% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 8.3% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.3% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.6% | £45–110 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 4.2% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 9 | 77.8% | 20,169 mi |
| 30-60k | 48 | 83.3% | 47,414 mi |
| 60-90k | 47 | 85.1% | 73,920 mi |
| 90-120k | 32 | 78.1% | 102,482 mi |
| 120k+ | 8 | 87.5% | 147,576 mi |
Source: 144 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 Model X MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 Tesla Model X?
82.6% of the 144 2016 Tesla Model X tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 79.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 Tesla Model X?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.47%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.47%), brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (2.08%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 Tesla Model X MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 77.8% of the time, falling to 87.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 Tesla Model X in this dataset had covered 68,343 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 Tesla Model X MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 83.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.