In the latest inspections conducted by the Danish Road Traffic Authority, the Tesla Model 3’s inspection failure rate has reached remarkable levels. In the inspections carried out in 2024, 1,051 out of 4,668 Tesla Model 3s from 2020 failed the inspection. This indicates a failure rate of 23%, and is a significant difference compared to the 9% rate for other electric vehicles.

Tesla Model 3 failed the tests

Authorities detected a total of 1,392 defects in Tesla Model 3s. This rate shows that there were three times more faults than other electric vehicles that passed the inspection. The most common problems included headlight failures, brake problems, and deficiencies in the steering and suspension systems. In similar tests conducted by TÜV in Germany, the Model 3 ranked at the bottom of reliability studies for the last two years in a row.

Lone Otto from the Danish Motorists Federation said the data only covers 2020 Teslas, adding that newer models could also face similar issues. Otto said, “There is no reason to believe that the next generations of the Tesla Model 3 will be significantly different in terms of quality. We are curious to see how the Tesla Model Y will perform in these tests.”

A total of 62,000 electric vehicles are expected to be tested by 2025, with an estimated 45,000 of these vehicles undergoing inspection for the first time. The extent to which the production quality issues frequently mentioned in the first Model 3 versions have been resolved in Tesla’s new generation models will become clear in the coming period.