Used 2023 Tesla Model 3 Consumer Reviews
Material & Build Quality is extremely poor
I recently purchased Model 3 (15 April 2023). After a few days of driving (mostly to groceries and Kumon - no long journeys or high speed rides), On 23 April 2023, I saw a crack on wind shield starting vertically from the center bottom all the way to the center and running horizontally. I raised a Tesla service from mobile app, the Tesla Technician inspected and reported that the crack is due to some kind of impact. I am not convinced for following reasons, firstly, the point of impact (it is on the black portion of the windshield sitting behind the wipers), secondly, barely a chip is seen coming out (cannot feel by running a finger on the impact area), thirdly, I can see some uneven dashboard fittings (seen from inside the cabin) which seems to creating tension on the windshield and be the reason for crack. Tesla has denied covering windshield replacement under warranty. I am pretty sure that even if I get it replaced, the new windshield is going to crack again since it it seems to me a manufacturing defect.
This grandmother loves her Model 3!
After owning a Leaf for 8 years, I was ready to move up to an electric car that I could drive for long trips. My Model 3 is fun to drive, even for a grandmother who is mostly interested in its practicality. My 17 month old grandson loves the sunroof over his car seat. He happily watches the view and doesn’t complain, even when we are stuck in traffic. His car seat and both of his parents can be buckled in the back seat when we all need to fit in one car. I hope to never go back to gas stations or oil changes!
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- Base SedanMSRP: $25,9909 mi away
- Base SedanMSRP: $26,9909 mi away
- Base SedanMSRP: $26,5909 mi away
Service SUCKS
Car ride is stiff, interior makes a lot of noise. Blinkers on these are wonky and like to shut off prematurely. Cruise control is one of the worst ones ive ever used, self braking constantly. Biggest hang up is service. 1 hour job, tell me to expect to leave it 7 hours come fully charged and they can't let you charge it at the actual tesla center. Well when service is 2 hours away it turns into 11 hours to fix a simple trunk gap. They also take forever to send you registration/title. My temporary tag expired, called the dmv and Tesla hadn't submitted anything to the dmv 45 days in. Car was fully paid off. I traded it in and both me and another car dealer are waiting for tesla to do the registration/title still. They're not ready for the amount of owners they took on.
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Value for Performance and Efficiency
This car is pure joy and fun. Hard to match the value and performance of the vehicle with ICE cars. It will just go, and go lightning fast as simple as possible. No need to worry about burning though ga$$ as you step on it. Just plug it in and you get to do it again and again for a fraction of the cost of a performance gas car. Your range will suffer a bit when driving like this, but you have the option to maintain efficiency in chill driving mode. Works well as a commuter car, with a more efficient performance aspect when you want it. Step on the gas pedal and that instant torque is unlike anything i have ever felt. Handling and ride is pretty comparative to some german sports cars in my opinion, even though it may feel a bit on the hefty side because of the battery. But the battery weight placed well in the vehicle allows it to be more nimble than you think. No transmission upshifts or spooling is something you will enjoy if you don't mind the charging.
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Car is full of rattle
My car is full of rattles and squeaks. I have been to service center 6 times now and they still are not able to get rid of it. The car does not have a Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert which should be standard for such a luxury tier pricing car. It does not have Apple Carplay or Android Auto either. FSD does not work very well and it is overpriced.