Time for a Tesla? Here's all you need to know 👇
Note for reference: car weight and power data are hard to pin down with absolute certainty. For consistency, we use the same source for all our guides. We hope the data we use is right more often than it’s wrong. Our advice is to treat it as relative rather than definitive.
There are tricks to maximise battery performance. Those in the know suggest that Tesla batteries don’t enjoy being up at 100 per cent of charge or down to zero, and that in order to keep battery stress levels low you should limit the charge to 80 per cent for normal driving. It’s also said that keeping your visits to Superchargers to a minimum is a good idea as the rate at which they stuff the power into batteries can speed up degradation.
You need to make sure that the brakes of any Model 3 you’re looking at are engaging correctly in Park and releasing correctly in Drive. Test that a few times. Setting the regenerative braking system to max meant that you hardly needed to touch the brakes in everyday motoring. The corollary of that was low brake wear, a good thing in one way, but on any EV you do need to be aware of the possibility of seizure of moving parts in the brake system simply through underuse.
The sunroof, where fitted, might become sticky in use or completely non-functioning if it hadn’t been operated much in its life. Both it and the double-glazed windows have been known to crack for no obvious reason, but Tesla has been pretty good about sorting these under warranty. Condensation in the headlight and taillight units has been an issue for some Model 3s. The black trim piece that runs from the A-pillar to the door mirror can start to come away from the door.
Creaks, groans and rattles that you never noticed in your old internal combustion car might bug you as a first-time Model 3 owner. The likelihood is that your old car had all these cabin noises and more, but you couldn’t hear them as they were drowned out by all the other mechanical racket the car was making. You do have to shift your expectations when you’re in an EV. The 3’s frameless doors weren’t ideal for the suppression of wind noise and window regulators could go out of adjustment.
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