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Tesla Model 3
2023 · ev, sedan
9 measured figures
9 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)132 MPGeMeasured by EPA · configuration: Model 3 RWD
Tailpipe CO₂0 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Model 3 RWD · also 0 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Kerb weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
EPA test 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
7 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Kerb weight, EPA test 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
Engine horsepowerNot 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
| Fuel | not 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. |
| Insurance | $10,355 (modelled) |
| Maintenance | $5,200 (class estimate) |
| Repairs | $8,000 (modelled) |
| Depreciation | not estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed. |
| Total | not 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. 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
112 complaint(s) · 7 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Driving on interstate using Tesla model 3 autopilot about 75 mph. Road narrowing from 3 to 2 lanes and I was in the merging lane approaching entry to 2 lane road. Cars were to my right, visible, but…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
96 complaint(s) · 19 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model-3. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH with the Adaptive Cruise Control activated, the vehicle experienced phantom braking and abruptly stopped. There was no wa…
STEERING
86 complaint(s) · 17 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The steering wheel was received misaligned from the factory. When the steering wheel is held straight the vehicle veers to the left.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
66 complaint(s) · 20 report a crash, fire, injury or death
While traveling on the interstate using cruise control, my vehicle abruptly started to break which caused the vehicle behind me to brake as well. I did not touch the brake, accelerator, or the cruise…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
57 complaint(s) · 13 report a crash, fire, injury or death
A large portion of the plastic accelerator pedal broke
SERVICE BRAKES
54 complaint(s) · 21 report a crash, fire, injury or death
on July 18th around, 7:00PM, the location is 1688 Hostetter Road Pacific, Rim Lane, San Jose, CA 95131. when I parked my car, and the car almost stop, the car suddenly unintended accelerated and hit a…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
45 complaint(s) · 10 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Car was purchased on Tuesday June 13th, on Wednesday June 14th with 50 miles on clock travelling down the centre lane of a Texas highway the vehicle presented a warning that it was powering down and t…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
31 complaint(s) · 8 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The vehicle gives false forward collision warnings which increases my insurance premium. This happened multiple times in the last month.
STRUCTURE:BODY
21 complaint(s) · 6 report a crash, fire, injury or death
While driving down the highway at less than 60 mph the rear drivers side window spontaneously exploded. There was no one next to me at the time. Nothing hit the window. It exploded and most of the gla…
SUSPENSION
19 complaint(s) · 4 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Rattle sound in suspension and not sure if part is loose or bushing is worn out not even 1 year old car.
The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 45 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.
Data sources
- EPA — fuel economy and CO₂ label figures for EV-only marques
- EPA — fuel economy and CO₂ label figures
- NHTSA — crash-test ratings, recalls and owner complaints
- New York State DMV — New York registrations, the cross-check on that denominator
- NHTSA — vehicles built for the US market, the complaint-rate denominator
- EPA — curb weight of the certified test vehicle, from the certification test results
- carstandings.com — basic-warranty terms, from this site's reviewed table
- EPA — horsepower and EPA test weight, from the Test Car List
- EPA — production volumes by make, from Automotive Trends
- NHTSA — body style and the crash-tested vehicle's curb weight, from the NCAP crash-test file
- NHTSA — body style and engine horsepower, from the vPIC VIN decoder