Pass rate
85.7%
Above average — 3.8 pts behind the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 105 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £44–£112
2019 Tesla Model X Performance MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 43,052 mi
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Most common fault
Tyres
49.3% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tyre has a tear. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 85.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2019 85.7% pass · this year
Across the 1 years on record, a spread of 0 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 83.5%
- Typical mileage
- 43k mi
The 2019 Tesla Model X Performance MOT pass rate is 85.7% of its MOT tests — 3.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 49.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 49.3% of everything recorded on the 2019 Tesla Model X Performance, against 19.8% nationally — 29.5 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.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 89.5%; this one manages 85.7% — 3.8 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 6% 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.
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 2019 Tesla Model X Performance compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 3.8 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 83.5%. The median 2019 Tesla Model X Performance in this dataset had covered 43,052 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 90.9% of the time, April–September 83.3%.
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 2.86% of tests.
- 105 recorded tests behind this page.
- 85.7% overall pass rate, 83.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Tesla Model X Performance, the average is 85.7% — best year 2019 (85.7%), worst 2019 (85.7%).
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
- 105
- Typical mileage (median)
- 43,052 mi
- Make and model
- Tesla Model X Performance
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 Performance MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Model X Performance
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 36 | 86.1% |
| London | 18 | 83.3% |
| South West | 15 | 86.7% |
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 2019 Model X Performance
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 2019 Model X Performance
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 suspension joints 0.9% 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.
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Check the lights 0.9% of tests
“rear reflectors insecure”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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 2019 Model X Performance through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £44–£112 — and 6% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £44–£112
- Cheapest common item: rear reflectors insecure
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 6%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 105 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 →
Compare the 2019 Tesla Model X Performance 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- Peugeot 508 85.7%
- MG Zs 85.5%
- Citroen C4 Cactus 85.9%
- Fiat TIPO 85.9%
- Mercedes-Benz Cls 85.9%
- Citroen C4 86.0%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 Tesla Model X Performance 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 75 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 | 37 | 49.30% | 19.76% | +29.54 |
| Brakes | 15 | 20.00% | 20.89% | −0.89 |
| Non-component advisories | 9 | 12.00% | 4.18% | +7.82 |
| Suspension | 6 | 8.00% | 20.98% | −12.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 3 | 4.00% | 5.57% | −1.57 |
| Steering | 2 | 2.70% | 2.57% | +0.13 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 1.30% | 12.21% | −10.91 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 1.30% | 1.76% | −0.46 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 1.30% | 0.75% | +0.55 |
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 | 2.9% | £45–95 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 2.9% | £45–95 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.9% | £80–250 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 1.9% | £45–110 |
| Fractured Road Wheels | Major | 0.95% | £20–55 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.95% | £45–95 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.95% | £18–45 |
| Not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions Tyres | Major | 0.95% | £45–95 |
| Rear reflectors insecure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.95% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 0.95% | £18–45 |
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 | 20.0% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.6% | £45–110 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 5.7% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Advisory | 2.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.9% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 1.9% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 20 | 80.0% | 20,972 mi |
| 30-60k | 58 | 89.7% | 42,475 mi |
| 60-90k | 22 | 86.4% | 71,728 mi |
| 90-120k | 5 | 60.0% | 101,041 mi |
Source: 105 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.
2019 Model X Performance MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Tesla Model X Performance?
85.7% of the 105 2019 Tesla Model X Performance tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 83.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Tesla Model X Performance?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.86%), has ply or cords exposed (2.86%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (2.86%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Tesla Model X Performance MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 60.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Tesla Model X Performance in this dataset had covered 43,052 mi.
Does the season affect the 2019 Tesla Model X Performance MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 90.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 83.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.