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Tesla Model 3
2024 · ev, sedan

Coverage: Fewer plug-in hybrids are ranked for 2024 than for 2023 or 2025. EPA's 2024 fuel-economy file, the source of every US car in these standings, lists no plug-in version of several cars it lists for both of those years, among them the Ford Escape, Lincoln Corsair, Kia Niro, BMW X5, Volvo S90 and Porsche Cayenne. Those plug-in hybrids are missing from the 2024 standings, not ranked low.

8 measured figures
8 of the 10 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)137 MPGeMeasured by EPA · configuration: Model 3 Long Range RWD
Tailpipe CO₂0 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Model 3 Long Range 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
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis

6 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Kerb weight, EPA test weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, 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.
NHTSA overall ratingNot 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

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. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.

Known Issues

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
70 complaint(s) · 11 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The left and right turn signal indicator buttons gets stuck sometimes. But I noticed on my vehicle it is the left turn indicator button is the one gets stuck most. When it is stuck I cannot make left…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
40 complaint(s) · 6 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Turn signals occasionally are not working . Electrical buttons get stuck and will not allow me to signal right or left
STEERING
36 complaint(s) · 4 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Steering wheel buttons fail to activate turn signals no matter how hard they are pressed intermittently. Occurrences happens around 15% of the times when changing lanes or requiring signaling leading…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
31 complaint(s) · 4 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Several times while using Traffic Aware Cruise Control, the system will suddenly brake severely for apparently reason. At these times, I was on a lightly traveled Interstate with no vehicles ahead of…
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
27 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
The rear tail light on the driver side of the vehicle is filling with water. Additionally, the brake light is occasionally not working, presenting a potentially serious safety issue. The vehicle is br…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
20 complaint(s) · 1 reports a crash, fire, injury or death
Cruising at 75 the speed suddenly drops to 55, the worst I had was changed from 75 to 40. This is Dangerous and needs to be changed. It drops speeds every day and before I can correct it the car usual…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
18 complaint(s) · 5 report a crash, fire, injury or death
While driving at highway speeds, the driver initiated what was to be a standard lane change from right to left to accommodate traffic merging onto the highway into the right-hand lane. About halfway…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
14 complaint(s) · 4 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Yesterday I had another near miss collision and like all the others there was zero reaction from the car, an accident would happen long before the car would react. How many deaths are you going to all…
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
11 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Have to swerve the vehicle back and forth to get the alarm to shut off.
AIR BAGS
8 complaint(s) · 4 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owned a 2024 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph and making a right turn, due to a blind spot, another vehicle driving at full speed almost crashed in…

The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 32 named in all.

These complaints are filed under MODEL 3, MODEL X, names that include one NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.

Data sources