Does the Tesla Model Y fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

The Tesla Model Y records 1.46 visibility failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.26 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) (+0.20, 95% interval −0.32 to +0.73). It ranks 281 of 746 models on visibility (1 = most failures above expected).

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

No single visibility defect wording reaches 30 items on the Tesla Model Y; the failures are spread across several.