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Tesla Model Y Car Tax UK
2026/27 VED Rates

Every Tesla Model Y pays the £10 first-year rate (zero-emission Band A). From year 2 the bill depends on the original UK list price. RWD variants below £50,000 pay the £200 standard rate; the Long Range AWD and Performance trims cross the £50,000 expensive-car supplement threshold and pay £640 per year for years 2 to 6.

£10

First year

All variants

£200

Year 2+ RWD

Under £50k

£640

Year 2-6 Long Range

Over £50k

Model Y trim breakdown

TrimUK list priceYear 1Year 2-6Year 7+Why
Model Y RWDFrom around £44,990£10£200£200Under £50k EV threshold. No expensive car supplement.
Model Y Long Range AWDFrom around £51,990£10£640£200Over £50k. £200 standard + £440 supplement for years 2-6.
Model Y PerformanceFrom around £61,000£10£640£200Well above £50k. Full supplement years 2-6.

Tesla list prices vary with currency and option packages. Use the original on-the-road list price as registered with DVLA, not the current market price. Verify your variant's P11D / list price on the Tesla UK configurator before applying the supplement test.

Why £640 and not £640 forever

The expensive car supplement (£440 in 2026/27) applies on top of the £200 standard rate only for years 2 through 6 of the vehicle's registered life. That is five years of supplement, then it drops away.

For a Model Y Long Range AWD registered on 1 May 2026:

  • - Year 1 (May 2026 to April 2027): £10
  • - Year 2 (May 2027 to April 2028): £640 (£200 + £440 supplement)
  • - Year 3 to Year 6: £640 per year
  • - Year 7 onwards (from May 2032): £200 per year (supplement drops off)

Six-year total VED bill for that Long Range: £10 + (5 x £640) = £3,210.

What changed from April 2026

Two changes matter for Model Y owners:

  1. EV expensive car supplement threshold raised from £40,000 to £50,000. This is a deliberate adjustment so most mainstream EVs (Tesla Model Y RWD, Tesla Model 3, Polestar 2, Hyundai Ioniq 5) escape the supplement. Long Range AWD and Performance still hit it.
  2. Standard rate raised from £195 to £200, supplement raised from £425 to £440. So the "over £50k EV" combined rate is now £640/year (up from £620 in 2025/26).

Related guides

Electric Car TaxWhat every UK EV pays in 2026/27.Tesla Model 3 Car TaxMost variants stay under the £50k EV threshold.£40k / £50k SupplementHow the expensive-car supplement works.Full CalculatorEnter any UK car for the exact first-year and annual rate.Company Car TaxBIK for the Model Y on a company-car scheme.April 2026 ChangesEvery VED rate that changed at the new tax year.

Source: gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables (2026/27 schedule). Verified May 2026.

Updated 2026-05-11