Tesla Model 3 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

16.0% of 29,180 MOT tests of the Tesla Model 3 first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.6 (95% CI 95.8–101.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Tesla Model 3 built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	16.0	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	29180
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.8–101.4)	98.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	29180
Rank among this model's 2 build years	1	of 2	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	29180
Tested in 2024	10172	tests	median 45,968 miles	2024	10172

Built 2019 against Tesla Model 3 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14% vs 15.6%; age 4: 16.5% vs 16.3%; age 5: 17.3% vs 16.7%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 Tesla Model 3 by registration · All Tesla Model 3 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2019 Tesla Model 3 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Tesla Model 3 built 2019: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	9,041	14	13.3–14.7	15.6	90
4	9,967	16.5	15.8–17.2	16.3	101
5	10,172	17.3	16.5–18	16.7	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 29,180 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2019 Tesla Model 3?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is tyres: 18.1 items per 100 first tests, against 20.1 across all build years of the Tesla Model 3. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Tesla Model 3 built 2019 against the Tesla Model 3 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	18.1	20.1	5,331
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3.2	2.7	947
Visibility	2.9	2.8	869
Suspension	1.7	1.9	493
Brakes	0.8	0.7	231

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 29,495 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 2 published build years of the Tesla Model 3, 2019 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2020: index 108.9.

Tesla Model 3 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2019	98.6	95.8–101.4	no different	29,180
2020	108.9	106.5–111.4	worse	42,681

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 71,861 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Tesla Model 3 2019 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/tesla-model-3/2019/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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