5-Year Tesla Model 3 Ownership Update: Costs and Maintenance Breakdown 

Your videos are hugely underrated. Your editing work is top notch and always great content. Keep up the great work. I love your channel!

$0.02027 per mile. Very good! FYI my ICE Jeep V6 Wrangler averages 16.5/mpg multiplied by ~$3.60/Gal = Fuel cost of $2400.00 vs. $223.00 or 1076.23% !!! aka $0.21818 per mile! #Ouch

I agree that you have great content and very well done videos. Can I request you do a total cost of ownership over 5 years and compare it to a gas vehicle?

Im considering buying a used Tesla and this video was very helpful. Thank you for your detailed analysis also cute dog 🙂

Good no-nonsense channel that sticks to content. Really liking your videos.

Still weighing the finances & 'want versus need' aspects of getting a Model 3. Good to hear how things are going with the cars. It also brightens the day to have your dog make an appearance.

Best part is seeing you car's name is Smaug!! 😀

I have a 2022: 3P, YP and X plaid. I come from a family of professional racers, if you ever want to take them to firebird drag strip and do a video we’re happy to support the channel.

I can only repeat myself: you are very likeable! It's a shame there aren't more outtakes. And not because I want to laugh at you, but i want laugh with you! Unfortunately, I didn't quite understand what you meant at the end about the charging plugs. Now you don't need any adapters anymore, the Tesla plug is standard for you. Wish you all the best from Switzerland.

Thank you for the update on the M3s! And the MY, too. Checking incentives for EVs is important as you remind us. Fed, state, county, city - and utility! We get a $0.015 credit per kWh from our utility for charging our EVs. Always enjoy your videos. 🙂

Excellent Video, Thank you,

Well done - very informative and helpful. Thank-you!! Lotsa love to all from Toronto ♥♥♥

So good. Loving our 2022 Model, especially with fuel over $2 a litre here. It's nice to not be at the mercy of the oil cartels!

I'm at 130,400 miles on my Model 3 Long Range RWD (made in March of 2018). My 12v battery never failed, but I replaced it around 110,000 miles because the car was walking up more often to top it off. On my 5th set of tires, and got credit from Michelin's treadwear warranty on some of those towards new ones.

Always great to see you, Lorena -and Calla! I can report that after 5.5 years and 74,454 miles, the total cost for my Model 3 is: $68,325.72. The only fuel costs were at Superchargers, as I charge at home from rooftop solar. The battery's capacity has dropped to ~94.35%. I've had the same recalls and repairs as you, but also had to pay to replace my PCS -a hefty expense! I will be spending more soon: 6-month insurance, new tires. I should say, however, that I intend to transition to a different EV and say "¡adiós!" to this Tesla. I wonder if you could guess what I'll be getting (you've reviewed one)…?

Nice video, just what i was looking for. Wanted to know the 5+ year results

Great video. Thank you for the updates. Aloha.

Great video and well presented. Subbed :)

How is the black paint after 5 years compared to the pearl white? Currently thinking which color to pick for my new model 3

I recommend the Hankook ION summer or All Season. EV specific with foam liner. I have them on my model S. VERY quiet, smooth riding with more responsive turn in. They are very efficient. They are OEM on me Highland model 3

Awesome video thank you 🔥🙌🏽🔥

Thank you so much.

Jeez $852 just for two tyres !!! What are they made of ?? Is it Gold 😊

Kinda interesting how the 12V battery failed after the warranty hehe

Excellent!

Ugh CCS1, waste of money if you ask me. IDK why any Tesla user would bother, unless you don't have superchargers near you. Even then, simple level-2 charging is fine. But good informative video on the maintenance. My 2019 SR+ has had a few things repaired like the control arms squeak (under warranty) and a set of tires. I'll probably buy the 12v battery at 5 years, if not sooner.

In California that is about a month of charging costs

How much the registration yearly you pay.

How far is a Tesla service center from where you live? Considering a Tesla but a service center is 90 miles away.

My friend pays 600+/month for insurance for his model y.

2013 chevy volt and my insurance is liability only for 18$/month lol. i think I am an outlier. i ping pong between progressive and geico every year or two. get the burkshire hathaway class b share 9.7% discount by calling in after I signup. then progressive will give me a rate match once geico raises my rate after 2 yrs. its a game. pay for the insurance with the BOA custom cash 3-5.25% cash back credit card. in my area fast charging is more expensive than gas, and home electricity is ~$0.11/kw, and it gets pretty cold in the winter so the volt made way too much sense at ~7k$ used (90k miles). still gets 40 miles of range since the engine protects the battery from the cold, software doesnt let it discharge further than 30%, and no one has ever fast charged it since that didnt exist back then

What about the cost of blinker fluid? 😂

Hi! Thank you for sharing your experience. 7 cents per kW that is really cheap. Is it for real in Arizona? In my small European country I pay 42 eurocents (46 us cents) per kW 😢

Can you add Kilometres on screen?

Almost 200k miles model S. Nominal degradation. Original battery and drivetrain, brakes (including pads!) 280 max range/315 new

I wonder how you managed to get such cheap insurance?

Aren't there lithium ion 12v batteries now that are more expensive but don't need replacing? Great simple content!

850$ por dos neumáticos!!???? 😮😮😮😮 Madre mía, y me quejaba yo de los 300€ que me costaron a mí en España 🙆🫣🥹

That is crazily low for maintenance over the course of that many miles

Did u spend 980 dollars in one year for service?. Thats a LOT

There are a few things wrong with your battery degradation test.

3:30 2018 Model 3 (5 years later)

Is your insurance tesla?

maybe in my next lifetime. I will be reborn in 2050.

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There are many good ways to test battery degradation, but looking at the dashboard guess-ometer is not one of them.

Dang I'm getting ripped off

56,000 miles in four years that’s 14,000 miles a year that means this lady goes to work and comes back sorry but most people are putting 25 a year. Let’s see how the car does after 100,000 miles my 2011 gas car has about 128,000 miles still running had to do a couple repairs but I’m still going let’s see how this test will be holding up after it has 120,000 miles.

You hope you won't have to replace the battery pack lols

for me I get 2 tires for 260 and 4 tires for 520 oem tires are way overpriced your paying for the logo that's goes to everything in life you buy that's not good for poeple who fall for it and don't know that's what the business and the government want you to buy brand names besides that it's all the same thing

Tesla 👎👎. Yourself 👍👍😂

$790 before tax, for only two tires? OMG! You said you spent $219 for charging, yet the graphic showed $223, so which is it? And Tesla is actually pronounced "Tes-La", not "Tez-La". Elon pronounces is incorrectly. The original founders pronounced it with an "S" and Elon is not an original founder.

900$ a year 😮

Oh my goodness I cannot listen to a woman talking about the car any car. Because they always get ripped off from service centers. I know because I work in one 2:25