Used 2018 Tesla Model 3 Consumer Reviews
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Fun car, horrible reliability and service centers!
MG, 11/27/2019
2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range 4dr Sedan (electric DD)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
First, as everyone says this car changes driving for the better in every way; BUT, and a huge but here is that this car is horrendously put together. Additionally, the parts break easy and the vehicles is comprised of many cheap plastic pieces. Once you get through that, the vehicle is constantly having parts fail which require to deal with the most absurd customer service I’ve ever dealt with in my entire life. To add a cherry on top, my warranty was denied on my seat stitching falling a part on my 9th month of ownership. I was told it was normal wear and tear. I loved this car and had been waiting for it to be delivered for over 2 years. I would never buy another Tesla vehicle on its first year of release. In fact, I’d wait no less than 3 years of the vehicles model before Tesla figures out the common issues. Take my advice and buy a Toyota or Honda.
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TESLA's DECEPTIVE AND DISHONEST SALES PRACTICES
Armen Khachatryan, 10/23/2018
2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range 4dr Sedan (electric DD)
70 of 101 people found this review helpful
. I have always liked Teslas and support the concept of clean electric cars. Elon Musk is a visionary and I want to see this brilliant idea succeed. When my wife performed a test drive recently, the local Tesla representative in Salt Lake City touted how they do things differently from other manufacturers. I took that as a positive, but as it turns out from my sister's recent experience, it is the opposite. They are more deceptive than other automakers. When I was visiting my sister in LA at the end of September, after months of deliberation and driving an 18-year-old Lexus, I talked her into ordering the Model 3. While normally she is not impulsive, she went online, designed her new Model 3 and could not wait to get her BRAND NEW CAR. Two days ago, on October 19, instead of getting a brand new car delivered to her, Tesla delivered a service loaner with over 2100 miles on it, with scratches, dirty interior and expected her to accept the delivery. If this is not worse than a cheap used car dealer bait-and-switch, dirty tactic, I don't know what is. The guy delivering the car even asked her if she knew that the car had over 2100 miles on it and her answer was "of course no". She tried all day calling her sales consultant but got no answer with a voicemail that was so full that would not accept any new voicemails. If anyone from Tesla is reading this post (her reservation number is RN109185359), please correct the situation or the bad press that I will spread will be my mission in life. And I will not shy away from spending my money to do so. My sister works much too hard for her money to deal with this kind of downright dishonest, deceptive, dirty car sales tactic. TESLA....I expected better from you. I am having a really hard time believing that something like this can happen and am truly disappointed.
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After 3 years, still the BEST car I’ve ever owned
Cameron Garrett, 11/21/2018
updated 11/23/2021
2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
During my 3 years of ownership I have driven this car 130k miles, so I’ve spent LOTS of time in the car and on the road. Most of that driving is business related travel. This is a great car for travel, absolutely amazing. The Tesla Supercharger network is a game changer. The network is already expansive and still growing every day. When I’m on the road I simply plan my charging stops around bio breaks or other necessary activities. My typical charging stop is 15 minutes, just enough juice to make it to my next destination with a little reserve, and just enough time to grab a coffee or check a few emails etc before getting back on the road. The car is holding up brilliantly and I love the fact that there is very little routine maintenance. Rotate the tires every 10k miles, that’s it. I have replaced tires of course, and I replaced the 12V accessory battery (yes this car still has a 12V battery) at 80k miles. The car actually gave me a warning that my 12V was about to die. I’ve replaced many batteries in many cars, and none of them ever gave me a warning before! Around 100k miles I did have to replace the front upper control arms as they were worn and squeaking. That’s really about it. Still on original brakes b/c of regen braking. I’m guessing the brakes will last 250k miles or more. And energy cost is SO CHEAP compared to gas. My car costs b/t 3 and 4 cents a mile for electricity, depending on how much supercharging I do (supercharging is much more expensive than home charging, while many hotels will give you overnight charging for free if you stay there). That’s cheaper than a Prius! A Prius averaging 50 mpg at $3 per gallon gas costs 6 cents per mile. And let me tell you, this car is WAY more fun to drive than a Prius. :-) Overall I am very pleased with my Tesla and fully intend to replace it with another Tesla. As well as this car is holding up I will drive it to at least 200k miles, maybe more, before replacing. Oh and the battery is doing great. There is certainly some degradation which occurs with all batteries. When new I could get 300 miles on a full charge, now I get 275 miles on a full charge. So basically 10% degradation after 130k miles. And again that’s after ALOT of supercharging compared to the average driver. Tesla has not throttled my car, I can still get 250 kW at low state of charge on a V3 Supercharger. Great car. Just a great car.
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Best car I've ever owned in 40+ years of driving..
Z, 02/24/2020
updated 08/26/2024
2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
My 2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance is simply an amazing vehicle. Its combination of performance, comfort, versatility an efficiency is unmatched in the marketplace. It's ridiculously quick, handles extremely well, is comfortable and has an outstanding infotainment system that immediately makes all other makers' systems seem quaint and obsolete. The audio system is also among the best I've ever heard in any vehicle, despite it not being "branded". The 2 things I'd improve if I could are the interior road noise level in freeway driving and the ride comfort over sharp bumps. It's louder than it could/should be on the highway, but this is extremely road-surface dependent. On smooth asphalt it's really quiet, but textured concrete is loud. The ride is sports-sedan taught, which is fantastic for handling, but less so for passenger-ferrying duties. It's not objectionable - it's just maybe not as refined overall as it might be. Still, on balance even after 14 months of ownership, I still look for excuses to drive it, and it is indeed the best car I've ever owned. Update 8/24: my daughter needed a new car and bought my Model 3. 56,000 miles later stil going strong and she loves the car. I liked it well enough that I replaced it with an identical ‘22 Model 3 Performance, which is even a better car than the ‘18. We’ve also added another EV to our stable, a Genesis GV60, so we’re all in on EVs!
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getting in and out
Leonard Lee, 03/31/2019
2018 Tesla Model 3 Long Range 4dr Sedan (electric DD)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
My father in law turns 90 this year and has trouble getting in and out. It would help to have handles above and in front of the passenger seat to assist. I could use them on the drivers side as well. Otherwise the car is absolutely wonderful to drive. I charge at my office where I have 220 volts
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