Tesla Model 3 Review After 150,000 Miles! Don’t Be Fooled

Tesla Model 3 long-term review after 150,000 miles

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Tesla just brought back the best car in their lineup, in my opinion: the Long Range Rear Wheel Drive Model 3. I've had a 2018 LR RWD Tesla Model 3 for the past 6 years, and I've driven it 150,000 miles. Here is my long term review. I'll go over my experience with the interior, exterior, driving, charging, maintenance/service costs, and the battery health/range after all those miles.

0:00 Intro
0:31 Exterior
2:55 Driving
7:35 Interior
11:14 Battery
13:03 Costs

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[aslye]

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[r.schmalzried]

This is what I like to see. The long lifecycle of the car. I want to know the car will last and I don’t need a new car every other year. Thank you.

[DylanJDS]

Imagine blaming the car for the curb rash

[johnkent]

We have 64K miles on our 2018 M3 Mid Range. First set of tires was replaced at 43K miles. Battery is at 90% of original capacity. Control arms have started creaking in cold weather, but a shot of grease shuts them up. Otherwise, no significant problems whatsoever. My only complaint is road noise, which is really pronounced on coarse pavement at highway speeds. Conversely, the car is whisper-quiet in most other circumstances. After nearly six years, it looks great inside and out, and drives as new. Easily the best car I’ve owned in my almost 50 years of driving.

[iscomingback]

Lesson:
Buy a depreciated 2yo Tesla and keep it until the battery warranty is about to expire....

[RicardoK-ngch]

Awesome, my model 3 also has 150, 000 miles on it and still works perfectly. Full charge gets me 290 miles, more than enough to do what I need. These cars are seriously underrated and lasting far longer than anyone expected in my opinion.

[rogershark]

I have the exact same car with the same mileage. Decided to test drive the new model 3 a couple days ago. Seriously considering upgrading due to wind noise / suspension. Being able to transfer FSD also makes it very tempting. After watching your video I might just keep mine too.

[ainewslive]

Well done for not selling - many of us bought TM3 because of you. I don't have any regrets whatsoever, and very happy that you are making these videos which reinforces satisfaction that we have many years ahead to enjoy our purchase. Thank you and keep up the good work

[xoukilong]

Just hit 200k km. 4 upper control arms and 1 LF bearing. On my 3rd set of tires recently. No fluid changes yet. Battery degradation 92%. Ingenext boost sr at 110000km

[DxMilla]

180, 000 miles Tesla Model Y Performance. One Million Miles here we come!

[jstar]

I'm 5 years in and 73k miles on my 2019 Model 3 long range. I just put my 3rd set of tires on for under $700, have only added washer fluid once. Had the 12v battery replaced just past 4 years old and replaced the cabin filter about 2 years or so in. The car is totally amazing, I want to drive it to the end of the battery life to see how far it will go.

[christianorness]

2016 Model S owner here. Bought the car with 42K miles, 3 years in I’m at 167K miles. Over half of my charging has been with Superchargers. Tesla’s hold up extremely well for those that drive more than average. Not perfect, but still great. Thank you for bringing this to light!

[nexusly]

You've never replaced the windshield wiper fluid wtf???

[antoinepageau]

We're at 75, 000 miles on our 2022 model 3 rwd LFP. It's been amazing. Just got back from a 3, 000 mile road trip, averaged 70 miles / hour including charging stops. Removed the rear seat bottom cushion and we slept in the car at KOA on the way down. Perfect experience. Total cost for 3, 000 miles was $235

[TSLAaddict]

One thing you didn’t mention Andy was brakes. I’ve got a ‘16 MX P90D with 300k miles and I haven’t needed brakes but I think I’ll have them replaced anyway soon. A huge expense on an ICE car, doing them at least twice in that 150 thousand miles. The fabulous part of regenerative breaking.

[gregolas]

You can prevent curb rash by running wider tires. OE tire spec is really narrow (more efficient) so running 10mm wider tires will give you a sidewall buffer before the curb hits your rims.

[maxvel]

The paint chips in the rear side of the vehicle is because you had no mud guards/splash guards and unless you drove the entire 150, 000 at 25 mph, trust me there's definitely paint chips underneath the vehicle due to lack of mud flaps/splash guards. I learned this after just a few months and a few thousand miles.

[presto]

amazing video. i just bought a used 2019 model 3 LR. it has 190k miles and the battery is also 280 at 100%

[BR-gzcv]

We have 2 Model X P100s- 140k miles on one, 100k on the other. Amazing vehicles that have been almost perfect. Lowest cost maintenance of anything we’ve ever owned. Looking to buy a 3rd for our college bound kid.

[andrewkaylor]

how the heck have you not added wiper fluid? Did you treat the windshield? (ceramic/RainX)