2025 Tesla Model 3 Consumer Reviews
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Great customer experience buying, driving, owning!
JJD, 09/28/2023
2023 Tesla Model 3 Long Range 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
45 of 50 people found this review helpful
Needed a new car. I had no intention of buying an EV, let alone a Tesla. My wife wanted to check out EVs, so I reluctantly agreed. First we drove some plug-in hybrids. Meh. Then she showed me the price of a Model 3 and I agreed to test drive it. 1. You schedule test drive via online. We found it super convenient. Knew exactly when and where we would be test driving, no waiting in car lot for some idiot car salesman. 2. Sign in, Tesla rep greets us and lets us look around, then explains to us how to use the features. No sales pushing, just answering all our questions. 3. Supposed to be a 30 min test drive, we couldn’t stop, went for an hour. It was thought changing. I went from being EV skeptic, to Tesla enthusiast in 60 min. 4. Went online and bought a car that afternoon. Again, no scumbag slimy car salesman, everything straight forward and easy. 5. Did have to download the app to finish the process to fill out the paperwork. But, this was fine, do it from living room couch rather than in a cra##y office with some sales idiot bugging you to buy some stupid extras. 6. The only hiccup, app prompts you to pay before picking up car. I just messaged in the app that I preferred to see car before paying. Response, “No problem.” 7. Pickup fast efficient trouble free. People were great. The whole experience left us thinking,” this all works together so well. Everything is well thought out and customer experience well thought out.” Car is just a pleasure to drive. Fun, fast, quiet, fast, handles well. Relaxing to drive in traffic. With tax credits, cheaper than a Camry. We did get a wall charger, makes the ownership sooo much better. Just plug it in every night and never worry about range for normal commuting. Day three, first day commuting, we got a weird rock ding and broke front passenger door window. Got home. Called service (they answered fast) and the recommended using app to schedule service. (They offered to schedule over phone, but I wanted to try the app). Tried it, flawless to schedule service. Asked you to describe problem, take some pics and submit. Within minutes, got a message that a mobile appointment was scheduled. App asked for insurance, and that was it. Tech showed up in service time. Fixed window fast, answered a bunch of questions we had about features and then was off. No muss, no fuss. Mobile service was AWESOME! Oh, total cost to us was $0. Fit and finish great Driving in rain great 500 mile road trip with family of four great. Total cost, $16. Time at supercharger, 14 min from 30% to 95%. People complain about no car play/android auto, non issue. Tesla navigation is outstanding. Phone Bluetooth connects for calls. Connectivity lets you connect to streaming services you subscribe to. Don’t care about carplay/android auto anymore, it’s irrelevant. You do have to take some time to learn how to use everything but it’s time well spent as there’s sooo much there for you to tailor the car to how you want things. Tesla Model 3 LWD/AWD. Two months, 2000 miles. Loving it. Can’t wait for our other car to have an issue, so we can justify getting a model Y.
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love it
hermes152, 06/10/2023
updated 06/14/2024
2023 Tesla Model 3 4dr Sedan (electric DD)
32 of 40 people found this review helpful
We've had it for almost 2 months and 3,000 miles. It was a touch overwhelming at first. There is a learning curve. Nothing a few minutes with the owners manual can't fix. My wife and I are both hooked. going back to a gas car is like considering going back to rotary dial desk phone or black and white TV. Smooth, quiet, quick, comforitable. plenty of range. It's ready to go for the wife @ 5am - full charge and the cabin is at her preferred temp. It costs us $2.40 a day for her to drive the 50 miles to work and back. There are a few complaints. The wife doesn't like the headlights on auto dim because she thinks it dims to often and prefers to do it herself. The wipers can be a little fussy on auto as well. But Ive never seen a car that is perfect on auto. The headlights are incredible. bright, white and wide angle of view. The back-up cameras are very nice. good view, clear pictures large display. One pedal driving is the only way to drive. (It has 2 pedals, brake and acceleator. you can drive by only using the acc pedal though). my biggest complaint is I hate driving my 8 yro smelly, noisy, vibrating old fashion gas car now. If you want a car like your dad's ole buick you probably won't like a tesla. If you approach it with an open mind, then the fact that this car does things differently, and mostly better but sometimes just different, won't bother you. **after 10 months nothing has really changed. If anything we have grown to like it even more. We've done a couple road trips of 200+ miles. No problems. Getting off the main interstate the chargers are fewer but we've had no difficulties so far. We didn't even really need to switch from the 110V charger to 220. At 10,000 miles we had spent $600 charging it, including super charging (~14%) *****1 year plus and 18,000 miles later. We have only grow to like and enjoy the car more. Our actaul cost for electric is about $0.20/kwh so we spend about $60/month to drive. yes, this is how much our elctric bill went up. Balanced against this a decrease in gas costs of about $200/month. Our old car would have needed 4 oil changes at this point @ $70 each and there was usually something else added on top - bulb, filter replaced etc. It goes well in the snow, a concern of my wifes. The light for wiper fluid came on yesterday making, I think, the 4th gallon of fluid needed. It's needed nothing, given no problems and the periodic updates have added features it didn't have and improved others. Love it. My wife is head over heels for it. It's been nothing but impressive.
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BrendanK, 12/04/2023
2023 Tesla Model 3 Long Range 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
I bought my first EV, the dual-motor Model 3, in March of 2020. I already knew enough about this car because a friend had one. But five minutes into the test drive and I was sold. I called it life changing, because it was like driving into the future. It's unlike anything I'd ever driven in the most sensory way, from the instant torque, the glass roof, and the minimalist design and software integration. No more acceleration lag like my Infiniti EX had. Pick out a spot you want to be on the road and you are there in short order. The experience of buying online (no dealer BS) and all of the service interactions I've had since then are top notch. It was a tad better when half as many people owned Tesla's, but for me there is no going back to legacy OEMs and the dealership model. Mobil service rangers are the best thing ever. Drove from Denver to Joshua Tree during Covid. No issues at all. Just pure enjoyment.
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A good car gets much better
Lensman, 12/04/2024
2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
This is my second Tesla Model 3 Performance. I got my first, a 2020 model, in December 2019 and put 90,000 miles on it with negligible battery degradation and a like-new interior. My 2024 model, which I got two months ago, is my ninety-first car. I have owned just about every type of car that exists, I believe, and this is my favorite. I thought my first Model 3 was close to perfect, but this one is orders of magnitude better. Much quieter, much better ride, and because of the adaptive suspension much better handling in sport mode. Race mode is better still but useful mainly for track work with multiple handling adjustments available. The air-conditioned sport seats corrected the lack of lateral support in my first car's seats. The sound system is much better even though the 2020's was very good. One weakness of the earlier EV's was the heating system which was merely electrical strip heat. This reduced winter range by my measurements about 25%. I guess the massive heat loss of ICE engines is good for something. The new models have a heat pump which is much more efficient. I live in the south, so we've just had our first week of cold weather, but I don't detect any difference from summer with the A/C on. One thing that Tesla reviewers seem to gripe about is the elimination of control stalks on the steering column. It did take me a few hours to get my muscle memory retrained to put on turn signals with a touch of my thumbs on the steering wheel but now I find it intuitive and like a fighter plane you have HOTAS(hands on throttle and stick) and never have to release and regrasp the wheel. It's not perfection for all people. It's different. But to have a car that handles as well as my old Porsche Carrera S, accelerates 0-60 3 seconds quicker and 3 seconds faster in the quarter mile than my 1969 AMX 390, my 1967 Corvette, my 1968 SS396, and my 1972 Hemi Cuda, while riding better than Lexus LS 400, my Infiniti Q45, and my 2010 Mercedes S class, it comes close.
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I see a LOT of complaints about the 2023...
Michael F, 06/30/2024
updated 01/02/2025
2024 Tesla Model 3 Long Range 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
13 of 20 people found this review helpful
This is NOT the 2023 and earlier Model 3. I don't know why people are posting about that version in the 2024 review. I'd driven the 2022- and I hated it. The 2024 All-Wheel has been shipping ONLY since THIS MONTH- June. So no reviews on Tesla 3's from before June are remotely relevant. I am a longtime BMW driver- I've had 28 of them, from sedan to SUV to sports car- some 2 wheel, some 4 wheel, some M. This NEW 2024 Model 3, a totally different car to the 2023 Model 3, is absolutely fantastic. It is the best sports sedan I've ever driven. The upgraded stereo is much better than BMW's upgrade (you get a better stereo with the dual motor versions- so this is NOT a review of the single-motor "base" model", but rather the dual motor). I also drove the "Performance"- and there is no reason to get that model (unless you plan to go to the track). Car & Driver just tested the Extended Range Dual Motor, and got 0-60 in 4 seconds flat (Tesla says 4.2- they got 4.0). That is as fast as you need a sedan to be- and I'm a die hard car guy. As with any electric, the power is immediate and by the time you can breathe you are at 60mph, breaking the law... I purchased aftermarket shades for the roof glass- I live in Vegas- and they popped right in and fit perfectly- cost: $39 on Amazon. I also purchased a wheel kit- lug nut covers and center caps- and removed the aero covers. The rims look MUCH better at a small cost to efficiency- supposedly about 10 miles on a complete charge. I drive this car just for errands, around town- so, not much mileage- and just plug it into my garage 110 socket. It fully charges by the time I need to use it again. The price of this car (lease of you can- because, who knows what the depreciation will REALLY be!) with the tax rebate was... Toyota-like. Shocking how much car you get for the $. The biggest downside is, unlike other electric cars that still operate like cars, this is a computer. So you have to learn a whole new way of operating the car. There is a learning curve that will involve YouTube videos. The best ones are not Teslas- they have not updated the vids since the prior model- they are the ones by enthusiasts. Example- I could not figure out how to open the glovebox- in desperation I simply said "Open the glovebox"- and boom- it popped right open. Unlike Hal in 2001, the Telsa WILL open the pod bay door. Other things- when I went to pull the plug out of the car, of course it would not pull out. You have to go to the app and release it- it locks in place for many good reasons. I still have a beautiful BMW SUV- my wife's car, with only 6500 miles on it- but it seems primative by comparison. And did I mention the stereo in this Telsa model? Anyway, there is a solution to everyone's issue with the car- there are even a bunch of aftermarket screens you can add to the dash if you can't get used to glancing to the right (several for under $200). Adding the sunscreens to the glass roof is essential if you live someplace like Vegas. They remove in seconds, so I'll take them off in the winter. Look, they don't have their complete "game" on- they are hard to get ahold of, etc- but the showroom/purchase experience is very different. No scent of desperation- and regardless of my feeling about Musk (after all, I have NO idea of the politics of the guy who runs Kia, or Porsche, or BMW- we all know Musk because he has no filter), the people who work in my local dealership are happy. No commissions, no pressure- and it looks like the United Nations in there- very diverse. I'm supporting THEM, not Musk. So all in all, LOVE the car, absolutely fantastic- not for everyone, but perfect for my needs. And we still have my wife's car for road trips. I'm not interested in public charging.... UPDATE: So far, a few software updates have added new cool features! Still just charging in my garage, using a standard 110 outlet. Same minor "complaints"- (1) should have a heads up display, and (2) should have a sliding screen for the glass roof. But for the money- fantastic car. Period.
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