Tesla Reviews
The Model Y remains the UK and Europe's best-selling electric car in 2026 — but its once-total dominance of the wider sales charts has genuinely faded since 2023. Here's what independent road tests actually say.
Still Winning, Just Not by the Margin It Used To
Tesla's Model Y kept its position as the UK's best-selling electric vehicle again in 2025, beating out the Model 3 saloon and every rival EV comfortably. That said, the picture has shifted from a few years ago: in 2023, fresh off Berlin Gigafactory production ramping up, the Model Y was briefly Europe's fastest-selling new car of any kind, petrol or electric — a milestone it hasn't repeated since, as competition from established manufacturers' own EVs has intensified. Reliability data has genuinely trended upward too, with the current Model Y earning a class-leading predicted reliability score, a marked improvement on a dip in build-quality complaints during 2025.
Reviewers consistently praise Tesla's charging network and real-world efficiency as still class-leading, while being honest that the minimalist, near-button-free cabin design divides opinion — some testers love the simplicity, others find controlling basic functions through a single central touchscreen genuinely less intuitive day to day than physical switches. Multiple recalls addressing camera, sensor, and labelling issues have also been logged with regulators, worth knowing about even where the underlying fault has been addressed. The summaries below cover what several independent testers actually found behind the wheel of each model.
Every Model, One Place
Rather than picking a single opinion and running with it, each review here pulls together several independent road tests and highlights where they agree — and where they don't. Pick a model below to see the full breakdown.