Tesla Model Y RWD running costs (2021–2026)
Real-world UK ownership figures for the Tesla Model Y RWD, including home-charging cost, road tax (VED), insurance group and depreciation. All numbers based on observed UK driving, not lab WLTP figures.
Key figures at a glance
- Fuel type: electric
- Body style: suv
- Efficiency: 3.1 mi/kWh real-world (3.8 official WLTP)
- Real-world range: 230 miles (283 official)
- Battery: 60 kWh usable
- CO₂: 0 g/km
- Road tax (VED) year one: £0
- Road tax standard rate: £190/yr
- £40k+ luxury supplement: £410/yr (years 2–6)
- Five-year VED total: £2,810
- Insurance group: 37/50
- Depreciation outlook: average
- List price: £44,990
- Indicative annual charging cost (10,000 mi): £274
The Tesla Model Y RWD returns 3.1 mi/kWh real-world (3.8 official WLTP). At 10,000 miles a year that translates to roughly £274 in home-charging cost on a typical EV tariff, before insurance, servicing or depreciation.
Road tax sits at £0 in year one and £190 per year thereafter, with the £40,000+ list-price luxury supplement adding a further £410/yr in years two to six. Insurance group 37 of 50 puts it in the mid-to-upper bracket for UK quotes.