Tesla Model 3 2021
Cars aged 4 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
64.3% ±6.3 pp
M1 average at 4 years – 74.9%
n = 221 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
52,366 km
Percentiles · cars aged 4
p10 22k
p25 35k
p50 52k
p75 75k
p90 106k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 22,367 km |
| p25 | 34,806 km |
| p50 | 52,366 km |
| p75 | 75,127 km |
| p90 | 105,810 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Model 3 2021, n = 221
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 47.5% |
| Minor defects | 16.7% |
| Major defects | 35.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 0.5% |
Odometer inconsistencies
0.0%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
64.3% of 2021 Tesla Model 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 221), against an average of 74.9% for all 4-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 4-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 52,366 km, half of them between 34,806 km and 75,127 km.
No odometer inconsistencies were recorded among the cars assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate