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Tesla Model 3
2021 · ev
7 measured figures
7 of the 9 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them

Measured figures

Fuel economy (MPGe)138.4 MPGeMeasured by NRCan · configuration: Model 3 Standard Range
Tailpipe CO₂0 g/kmMeasured by NRCan · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Model 3 Standard Range · also 0 g/mile
Kerb weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
NHTSA overall ratingFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis

5 more measured figures for this car — Kerb weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, NHTSA overall rating, Complaints per 10,000 built — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.

Figures this car does not carry

Fuel economyNot published for this carFuel economy is published for cars burning a liquid fuel — petrol, diesel and hybrid — whose economy is measured in miles per actual gallon; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (0 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
HorsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
EPA test weightNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
PriceNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.

5-Year Running Costs

Fuelnot estimated — No energy price and energy-consumption figure are held for this powertrain in this market, so its running cost is not estimated rather than priced as petrol.
InsuranceUS$5,110 (modelled)
MaintenanceUS$5,200 (class estimate)
RepairsUS$8,000 (modelled)
Depreciationnot estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed.
Totalnot estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled

Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Costs are in US dollars; a price quoted in another currency is converted at a fixed rate this record does not name. Insurance, maintenance and repairs are models, not figures for this car: insurance from its power, weight and crash rating, maintenance from its make's class, repairs from its complaint and recall counts. They are shown for scale and are not used to rank it. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.

Known Issues

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
282 complaint(s) · 5 report a crash, fire, injury or death
My vehicle is a "Tesla Vision Only" (non-radar) Model 3 on firmware 2021.32.21 although this issue occurred on other firmware I've used as well. At night the car will very very frequently brake 3-10 m…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
229 complaint(s) · 10 report a crash, fire, injury or death
When I use cruise control, the car will brake suddenly sometimes very fast or moderate braking. There is no reason for the car to break. It happens on 2 lane roads and 4 plus lanes. I can not determin…
SERVICE BRAKES
125 complaint(s) · 13 report a crash, fire, injury or death
While driving in cruise control the car will break suddenly for no reason. I had a close call to where I was worried that the car behind me would hit me. The sudden breaking has happened many times. I…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
122 complaint(s) · 11 report a crash, fire, injury or death
On two separate occasions our Model 3 experienced uninitiated acceleration. Both times we were able engage the breaks and prevent any issue, but it’s disconcerting. We reported to Tesla on April 22nd…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
93 complaint(s) · 8 report a crash, fire, injury or death
THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED IN DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS IN A REMOTE AREA ON A WEEKEND TRIP TO THE ADIRONDACKS. I WASN'T ABLE TO REACH ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE APP, AND I END UP DRIVING IT 7 HO…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
76 complaint(s) · 4 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Recently, at least it was noticed starting in Dec 2021, while driving on two lane highways under cruise control or self driving, the vehicle would brake hard at vehicles approaching in the opposite la…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
64 complaint(s) · 9 report a crash, fire, injury or death
2021 TESLA MODEL 3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT PILLAR CAMERA. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CAMERA FREQUENTLY DISPLAYED AN "OBSTRUCTED" ERROR MESSAGE, BUT THERE WAS NO OBSTR…
VISIBILITY/WIPER
29 complaint(s)
Windshield has highly visible internal reflections resulting in vertical ghosting in high contrast situations such as headlights brake lights and even on sunny days service center said it was within a…
STEERING
25 complaint(s) · 9 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2021 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated while reversing the vehicle from her residence at 3 mph and attempting to turn to the left, but failed to turn. The contact stated the vehicle…
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
21 complaint(s) · 4 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I was driving on FSD Beta but when an alien landed on the road in front of me. The FSD Beta software did not detect the alien’s vehicle and almost hit her as she was stepping out. System initiated bee…

The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 49 named in all.

These complaints are filed under MODEL 3, a name NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.

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