Tesla Model X Performance MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Tesla Model X Performance MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Tesla Model X Performance passed on its first attempt in 83.5%, and its overall record sits +4.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Tesla Model X Performance in the 2023–2025 data: 105 tests across 1 model years (2019–2019). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Tesla Model X Performance MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Tesla Model X Performance, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Tesla Model X Performance's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Tesla Model X Performance DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Tesla Model X Performance, each with how many of the model's 105 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 3 Tesla Model X Performance tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 3 Tesla Model X Performance tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 3 Tesla Model X Performance tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 2 Tesla Model X Performance tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Fractured" (Major) — noted on about 1 Tesla Model X Performance tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (Major) — noted on about 1 Tesla Model X Performance tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Tesla Model X Performance Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Tesla Model X Performance model year on record is 2019 (85.7% across 105 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (85.7%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Tesla Model X Performance Owners

These checks follow this Tesla Model X Performance's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Tesla Model X Performance.

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the lights — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Tesla Model X Performance. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Tesla Model X Performance MOT & Reliability