Focusing the tab seems to have improved the reliability of the click happening.

public/assets/scaffolding-min.js

@@ -3290,6 +3290,7 @@ function init() {
     if (document.location.hash != "" && document.location.hash.substring(0, 5) == "#tab-") {
       waitForElement(document.location.hash).then(function (el) {
         el.scrollIntoView();
+        el.focus();
         el.dispatchEvent(click);
       });
     }