Tesla MODEL S - 2019
98.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2019 is 108.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Tesla MODEL S, model year 2019.
Sample size: 1,390 cars, 3,292 tests and 3,231 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,390 cars
The 2019 Tesla Model S shows an overall defect rate of 98.15 per 100 vehicles, which is 7.6% lower than the average for its year. It performs particularly well in categories such as brakes, visibility, and lights & electrics, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. However, as mileage increases, the defect rate tends to rise, with the highest defects occurring in vehicles with 93,000 to 124,000 miles. Overall, this model demonstrates a strong performance in crucial safety-related areas compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,390 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 37.7% better
38.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 62.4 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 7.1% better
2.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.8 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 37.7% better
8.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 46.3% better
8.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
- Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 17.7% worse
132.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 112.9 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 2.9% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▲ 0.0% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.8 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 96.1% better
0.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,053
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 393
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 292
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 162
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 127
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 121
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 54
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 160
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 98
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 24
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 18
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 18