Does the Tesla Model S fail the MOT on road wheels more than it should?

The Tesla Model S records 0.32 road wheels failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.23 expected for a ev of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.09, 95% interval +0.04 to +0.14). It ranks 148 of 516 models on road wheels (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on road wheels · check a Tesla Model S by registration

What exactly fails on road wheels?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Tesla Model S is “Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel”, recorded 113 times in 2019–2024.

Tesla Model S: most frequent road wheels defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Any fracture or welding defect on a wheel	113	0.23
A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud	32	0.06

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 49,990 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Tesla Model S fail the MOT on road wheels more than it should?

What exactly fails on road wheels?

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