2014 Tesla Model S Electricity · RF14 OCA

The vehicle is currently roadworthy but the maintenance history reveals a trend of reactive rather than proactive servicing. The most recent test on July 31, 2025 at 121,058 miles showed a failure due to an excessively worn offside front anti-roll bar linkage and thin rear brake pads. While the vehicle passed following these repairs, the persistence of play in the offside front upper suspension arm ball joint across the last three annual tests indicates that specific suspension components are being ignored until they reach a point of failure. The mileage pattern is consistent with a twelve-year-old luxury vehicle, averaging approximately 10,000 miles per annum. There is a steady accumulation of mileage, moving from 62,258 miles in August 2022 to 83,547 miles in 2023, and then a significant jump of over 37,000 miles between the 2024 and 2025 tests. This regular usage suggests the car has not suffered from long periods of standing, which explains the consistent wear on consumable items and suspension bushings relative to the recorded mileage. A buyer must conduct a thorough physical inspection of the front suspension assembly, as the tester flagged play in the offside front upper suspension arm ball joint in both 2023 and 2025. Particular attention should be paid to whether this recurring wear is causing secondary damage to other components, as the repeated reports of thin brake pads at both front and rear across multiple years suggest the previous owner only replaced braking components when prompted by an MOT advisory or failure. The history of uneven tyre wear in 2023 and 2024 also points to potential alignment issues that require a professional check to prevent premature degradation of expensive tyres.