Should You Buy A Used Tesla? | How Our 2015 Tesla Model S 85D Is Holding Up

On May 10th 2019 we purchased our Used CPO 2015 Tesla Model S and every year since then I've created review videos for the prior year of ownership and what the maintenance has been like. In this video I review our third year of ownership.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:59 The Maintenance For The Last Year
7:59 Charging Our Tesla Battery From Our Trailer
9:29 How Much Has Our Tesla Battery Degraded?
12:42 Maximum Charge Speed
14:11 Outtro

[MRBMW]

It is 100% worth upgrading the MCU. I did this some time ago on my P85D and the benefits are huge. Massive improvement in screen response, higher speed internet, lots more games for the kids - just absolutely worth the cost.

[rklein]

I upgraded my MCU on my 2015 Model S and it was the best $1500 I've spent. It includes new tablet and new dashboard screen plus everything just works so much better. The 4G is so much faster and the web browser is actually useable. I can plug in an Xbox controller and the grand-kids can play all the cool new games. Disney+ is well, a plus too. I swear using the scroll wheel to open the sunroof works so much smoother too. I hate spending the bucks to upgrade a luxury car, but this was money well spent. Great vids and you have a beautiful family!

[FredontubeFightBack]

Normally I did not comment, but your video was so informative and, I like how you explain. Thanks

[radiodjkevin]

I just purchased a 2015 Model S with 80k. babied, garaged and owned by a Doctor. I have been driving Porsches for the last 20 years. This is a great car and I love it 100%

[Wildman]

117k is nothing. 2015 Model s 70D. 221k miles. Original battery, drive drain and screens. Battery still charges to 230 miles 100%. Original range was 240.

[BFTVCanada]

My 2015 p85d has the free supercharging aswell! Best feature that I hope never gets taken away from us😁 great video!!

[henrycruzcal]

I did the MCU2 upgrade as soon. As it dropped down to $1500 from $2500.
It a good upgrade even just for the faster refresh rates when using the navigation

[aussietaipan]

Hi Anthony, my 2015 Model S 85 still has its MCU1 installed, here in Australia the MCU replacement is $3600 (with the radio module). My MCU1 has had the EMMC fix performed (8G to 64G) and the MCU works very well and I will only replace the MCU if it fails. My car has only done 36000Km and still feels and drives like a new car. Love it. Thanks for the vids, its great to see other peoples experiences.

[benkanobe]

Congratulations on the berth of your Son James! My son just turned 22 and my daughter is 27. Both are mechanical engineers. Nothing is better than family!

[rafacq]

Hi Anthony! Thanks for the video. My S85D (a brother to yours) hasn’t seen as much road travel as yours. I’m currently at 43, 947 miles. We drove it home after taking delivery in San Diego. Since then we’ve been to Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota in Spring 2021. In the fall we drove to Kentucky and Alabama.

Since my car only had 12, 004 miles when I took delivery in April 2019, I still have 8 months warranty left. Fortunately the car has not needed any warranty service since November 2020.

I had the MCU upgraded on May 10, 2021 and have been very happy with it.

I had Discount Tire replace my original set of Michelin MXM4 in June 2021. They were able to get me a thread credit and and $100 off on a set of 4, my total with all the warranties was $1, 001.

I think we certainly made the right choice buying our 2015 S. Its an amazing car.

[TheGabagoolGuru]

Could you do ANOTHER update if you still have this vehicle? Would love to see how its holding up in 2024. I am considering a 2016 85D with 45k miles and want to drive it until probably 200k if possible. What do you think?

[romanp]

Hello there, I'm also very happy with my S85D. I've bought it almost 2 years ago from a private party with 200kkm and it has 245kkm now as I didn't make long road trips so far but I plan to. Quite surprised you still have free SuC even it was a CPO, thought Tesla is stripping this feature off those cars. I must say, this is by far the best car I've ever had. With 100kWh upgrade I did last year it has plenty of range, could fast charge (still over 100kW on 50% SOC) and all for free for sure. I also still keep the MCU1 as it serves well so far (just did the 64GB eMMC upgrade) and it's also possible to run the old diagnostic tool Tesla Toolbox 2.1 on it. That's a big advantage for me as I love to tinker with the car and want to DYI maintain it as much as possible. Still hoping to drive much more when my kids get a bit older, have done not so many road trips so far. Also wish to all of you guys reading this many many happy EV miles without any problems ;)

[ssoffshore]

I've looked into these as well. Reliability looks a like spotty from what I've seen. In today's market I almost wonder if buying a new Model 3 might not be the better option (if interior space is not a concern) given the relatively small cost difference, the newer battery, and resetting the warranty. If you didn't have to worry about the kids, what are your thoughts?

[simontruong]

Thank you for your video, I am looking for used Tesla model S but I can't find one like yet

[TraderJono]

Hi mate did you get the mcu2 upgrade in the end? Great ownership review btw 😊👍

[JesseWinchesterCET]

How long does Supercharging generally take you? do you top around 20% and charge to 80%?

[boogerman]

Was looking at a 2015 P85 with 60K miles. Full charge is down to 237 miles. Not liking that much battery charge loss.

[henrycruzcal]

It cost about $268 for Tesla to replace the battery. As much as I like to do car work myself, that price is hard to beat especially since after they install the battery, they also hook up their laptop and sync the battery. This makes the battery more efficient with the car.
No brai er to have them do it.
Everytime they install a battery the technology is newer.
Also they do it at your house

[Keeping-It-Real-]

Thanks for the video. I really wanted a used model s. I didn't realize the cut off was 2017 fire the free lifetime unlimited charging. I was looking at some 2018s. I keep getting stuck on the basic autopilot, autopilot, enhanced autopilot and FSD. I love the model s interior and size. The dash looks much better. But I want something that's future-proof with FSD capabilities. So I'm kind of torn. This video is quite helpful though thanks for sharing.

[DC-sixw]

wow, that car goes through tires quickly. I got 65k from my last set of tacoma tires