Battery replaced on my 2014 Tesla Model S at 101,000 miles under the 8 year warranty 

Thank you for this video! Real life experience is important! Man the 2014 Model S is a gorgeous car!! Love the videos! Keep up the good work!!!!

I had an X5 hybrid 16 plate, engine went two da6s before the warranty ran out. Basically a tensioner bolt had sheared causing catastrophic damage. Thankfully they honoured honoured warranty and I ran round on a 7 series courtesy car for three weeks whilst a new engine was delivered from Germany. We run a Tesla on our company fleet and so far its been fine with no issues.

So effectively you have a new car! That’s epic, it is so good. Keep us updated please 🙂👍🏻

I too have a green p85 and I constantly get compliments on it. I think the only reason it wasn’t a popular color is people purchased them online and couldnt see them in person. When I told my wife we were going to look at a green one she initially was totally against it until she saw it in person and loved it.

Ive taken my Model 3 to the Reading branch since it opened and they are excellent. Great customer service. Amazing that they did all that work under warranty after 7 years

It's a good job you got the Battery replaced before the 8 year time limit. My Model S90D is an early 2016 car and has done 178K miles on the same battery. My drivers door handle has malfunctioned numerous times and I have today put in a service request as it has failed yet again despite being the latest generation of handle. Next job is to replace the wiper drive assembly as the drivers wiper has worn a groove in the bonnet. I have purchased a second hand one which I will fit over the next week or so. DB

Thanks for an interesting video on a high mileage EV. There’s a guy in Germany who has done about 1.3 million km in the same vintage model as yours. He’s on his 3rd battery but it seems these cars can take really heavy use. Will be interesting to see how long you keep it and how it performs as the miles clock up.

Great advert for Tesla. Uncontested warranty claims, a very original idea! The prices re the door handle give an idea of the prices when warranty doesn't apply.

What a great vehicle to own. second hand price - brand new battery. With great service and back up.

Thank you for sharing your experience with the battery swap to new refurbished 85kW high voltage pack. My Model S rear wheel drive 85kW 2014 and have 292 000 miles on it. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will fail before year end and fall under 8 warranty. That said if it doesn’t I’ll buy a replacement as the car has free SuperCharging and it literally will pay back the cost of the battery with no electricity costs while doing long distance travel.

First time I have watched your channel. Love the unscripted format. Would be nice to see the car cleaned. If you need help with the cleaning let us know. Look forward to watching more video from you.

Thanks for this video. I am glad to see you had a great luck with your Model S! Congratulations!😊 I was eyeballing this car back in April. I decided to get a 2016 facelift MS70 instead with a higher mileage.

Now it's a car I'm keeping. Good on you.

Love the colour ! Like new now with new battery and motor. Excellent.

In Finland we just buy 30kg dynamite and handle warranty by that.

What sort of range do you have now compared with when you first bought it? When you next Supercharge it, it will be interesting to record any change in the charging speed. Excellent videos thank you.

My model x 100D is going 4 years old now, started at 295 miles with 100% soc to now 270 miles with 100% soc. 25 miles loss and about 4 years. I use the supercharger most of the time and varies my charging times like once to twice a week and from soc 80% to 90% most of the time.

I had a 300 000 mile Lexus at 13 years of age. It cost me just under £1000 to keep running every year and never had any major faults apart from some thermostat and water pump issues at around 150000 miles. Sounds like a lot less cost than £18000 for battery packs every 30 000 miles

Cheers from Munich - very nice vids! Got my 85 batt replaced as well on my 2014 RWD MS 3mo before reaching 8yrs. First one lasted 375k km , so no complaints on that. Lets see how long the reman will last, now that the warranty expired.

Battery technology has improved by leaps and bounds over the last 8 years. We've also learned so much about how to maintain them properly. Properly maintained these new batteries should outlast the car itself.

Just bought a 2014 Model S with 104,000 km. Previous owner had the main battery replaced 18 months ago BUT before handing over to me he did a factory reset and now battery only charges to 37% with Tesla saying it needs a new battery which will cost €22,000

You've effectively won the lottery, it's as good as new! If you got the chrome delete kit it would be hard to tell it from a new tesla model S.

Is the serial number of the replacement battery pack not on the invoice (it should be). You can work out the version from the serial. It's the 4th digit. If it's not on the invoice its on the sticker on the pack (you will need to kneel down and look under the car) it's near the front wheel. I think the newer packs are version C or D for the 85kWh packs. If it's newer than D it's probably a 90kWh pack that's been limited.

I've never had an issue with a warranty repair on any car I've owned. Seems like a very shady statement. More than anything, it sounds like you got really lucky. Had your traction battery of gone bad 6 months later, you'd have been screwed for a good $10k - $25k battery replacement price tag after only about what, 115k miles? Yikes. If anything, there's an argument to be made that one should never buy an out of warranty model S unless its had its battery replaced already.

I run a 2005 Ford Mondeo. Never needed a new anything. 125,000+ miles and still going strong.

So a new motor and battery pack already? No issues? That's a big issue. At the end of the day, the market gonna decide.

Definitely a general issue with EVs that potential buyers should know about.

Thank you for telling us about this we need more videos about how much repairs and maintenance costs for EVs . I heard repairs body damage cost a fortune on Tesla.

I presume that having free supercharging encourages more DC fast charging than might otherwise be the case. DC fast charging is often cited as unfriendly for the battery pack.

So tempted to grab a similar vintage Tesla. Would be a gamble hoping the battery was up for a change b4 warranty expired!!

In my 18 years old Buick handles work perfectly.

Great video, and nice to know it's a keeper! I like you accessories, especially the spoiler. Any links or videos for your accessories? FYI, I use a rearview mirror cam on my Model S.

Think lexus would take some beating for warranty stuff. A guy decided to set fire to his Tesla, because it needed a new battery out of warranty. Tesla have been fitting old batteries on some of their new cars, you just don't know what you are getting.

Funny that I just watched your Ionic video in which you said that modern EVs don't need battery replacements.

Still a stunning car rs7 class , I prefer the grill look with all the main new parts that’s been fitted totally agree it’s a keeper 👍😎

I guess anyone driving a Tesla with a battery over 8 years old, better be prepared to shell out $20k+ for a battery and or drive unit, that could die at any moment. I'd love to own one where both had been replaced under warranty. The other repairs seem fairly reasonable.

I wait my battery to be replaced after 297.000 Km . 2015 Model S D. in Bucharest Service. I hope i will not wait more, They say they will put 100 KW battery but limited by soft to 85 D which means I can use 85 Kw always. That is exciting for me. Hoever there is no too much luxury , driving Electrical car , especially strong 500 HP Tesla is big fun and joy.

At 35,000 uk miles my brother says its making a noise like a spaceship.visit to Tesla Manchester the tech throws a mobile in the back with a specialist app on and says drive it. He looks at the signal profile and says yep new drive unit needed. 1 day later Ive a new drive unit under warrenty. Like you said warrenty is warrenty with Tesla and Im keeping my P85 its had new drive and new battery at 75,000 miles and now at 130,000 uk miles. And I prefer the classic nose cone cars

I'm trying to look for answers on what is considered failing. My Model X P100D just dropped at 17 miles to 0 overnight. The thing is Tesla can trick by stating the max miles is 250 miles but it can drain a lot faster than 250 miles, you won't be able to prove it. I'm afraid they will go just by the capacity battery retention of 70% as the only metric.

Brand new car for free! WOW!

A nice example of an older Model S. If it were mine, I'd get the nose cone painted in body colour, leaving the chrome parts as is, and also keeping the slim section at the top gloss black so only the wide section where the number plate sits is body coloured. Either way though, now with 2 of the most expensive components replaced, it should give you many years of low cost happy motoring.

Just ordered and wait for 2013 Model S 85 with 154,000km in Canada for CAD $16500 including 12% tax for 85KW Reman Pack. Car is out of warrrany

We have the 2018 Tesla MS 100D and it has been reliable until last week. I was driving from San Francisco to San Diego. I stopped near Bakersfield to charge the car to about 270 miles. We started down freeway 5 and I got a warning that I needed to charge the car and to pull over to the side of the road. I was lucky we were not hit by other traffic as it was about ten am. We had to wait for about two hours for Geico to send us a tow truck. Tesla in Bakersfield told us that the main battery needed to be replaced. The car has about 85000 miles on it. Worse case it may take seven weeks to get the battery replaced. The battery is still under warranty so that helps. They provided a model 3 to continue our trip home. I had to learn how to drive this M3 as it does not operate like the MS does. I have to say it rides ok, but I like my MS. Tesla Workers at the Bakersfield location are very nice. Our Model S did not give us any indication in the days leading up to this battery failure. Has anyone else had something like this happen to them? Are the batteries installed in the newer cars better? Thank you for the video.

Super video, thanks for sharing

and what environmental impact is there on making that battery? charging that batery? disposing of the old battery????

Hi, I would like to know what is, with the new battery, the range of the car? did it increase a lot, or not? thank you for your excellent video.

We have tre Model S cars from 2014 and 2015 all gone over 300.000 km each nothing broken yet. But your story worries a bit. Love your green color.

I wonder if Tesla amended your car`s warranty after you had them change both the drive & Hi voltage battery? I have the same car & Tesla is changing the drive & the 12-volt battery & the car`s voltage regulator for my car. & I hope that they amend the car`s warranty after the repairs is done.

Got to love how Tesla look after their customers.

All seems very reasonable.

I was hoping you would mention the symptoms of the battery's failure such as slow charging, perhaps, or did the battery range deplete much faster than normal. My P85D started charging recently at a constant and very slow rate of 117 mi/hr throughout the charging period.

Man that touchpad is begging for a little cleaning 😂

No EV for me 101,000 and the batteries are stuffed could you imagine the cost if the car was out of warranty.

This was a virtual complete technical rebuild for a not even 8 year old vehicle! Somewhat worrying for people owning a Teslamore thats more then 8 years old. Those cars will be Economical total loss whin this happens. As the guy in Finland experienced who blew up his Tesla for that. An ICE vehicle lasts about 18 years nowadays. A Tesla is nice when the company pays for it and you have all kinds of tax benefits and a fresh one every 5 years or so.

I am so intrigued at the moment by this blocker around batteries. As the second-hand EV market is increasing, I am seeing consumers becoming seriously worried about battery replacement after the warranty has ended, I wonder how much this would have cost if your warranty had ended? In a weird way I think the second-hand market is highlighting way more hurdles with EVs than the new EV market does. This channel is brilliant and work done on this Tesla is great!

Just want to say Sir , that you have a nice voice.

MLove the vid! Make one vid with this beauty clean!

You are lucky. Most city dwellers don't drive more than 80,000 miles in 8 years. They will lose their warranty and will have to pay over $20,000 to replace that EV battery.

Do you notice any range difference between the old and replacement pack? What's the maximum indicated range at 100%? Thanks

My 2000 VW Golf GTi, 22 years and 220,000 miles. Regular servicing only. Tesla are only being generous because they can't afford any bad pr. Batteries don't last as long as engines.

Your videos are very informative for a perspective Model S buyer. The thing that worries me is the cost of replacing the traction battery on a car that is out of warranty.

Say mate did Tesla give you a new warranty time period and reset the warranty miles ? In America it’s 8 years or 150,000 miles which ever comes first. Assuming the same for Britain, did Tesla give you another 8 years and another 150,000 miles of warranty for your battery ?

Amazing resilience. Guess you left the dirt so we believe u when u say it's a 2014 model. We see u, we believe u.

Thanks for the charging video. But too compare the charging speed with the charging speed when new, you need to start at less then 5% state of charge and charge to 80%. You can compare with a new with a video from TB (Tesla Björn). 78 kW when you arrive with 28% left and 12 degree outside is very good.

Retractable door handles good grief. Lucky that you got it done under warranty. Makes you wonder about buying a used one of that model out of warranty with the original traction battery.

That was lucky getting it before the 8 yr deadline!

I'm in Canada and have had my eye on a used 2014 P85 with 105,000 kms on it. I don't know when the warranty will expire, but it will be sometime this year. Even though this one is relatively cheap, $46,000 Cdn, I'm thinking I might be better to look at 2015's or 2016's to get a longer warranty. However then the price will be about 15 to 20K more depending on the model.

Excellent

This is the perfect example why I think electric car are a total waste of money. Not only they cost so much more due to the batteries and the batteries will always be the weakest point. I really wonder what is going to happen with second hand electrical cars as I can see this issue happening on thousands of cars after the warranty expires and people having to pay thousands to replace batteries. I wish they will push more the hydrogen technology as this got to be the future of electrical cars.

Seeing a few battery swaps on older model S. What’s the failure rate ?

Hi matt theirs one at bca tomorrow's sale going to see if I can get it for Xmas enjoy all your vlogs cheers hope you have a good xmas

I'm wondering what is really green about spending 25K (US) on a battery every 7 years (which costs somebody) and 100K on an electric car when I could have purchased an automobile for 25k and some petrol? "Every battery meets it's end"

Car looks nice.

More and more people are being screwed buying into the whole Tesla thing. Be aware what it can cost you in time and money owning a used EV. Especially a Tesla.

Hopefully this will be a thing of the past, when Nio gets here possibly in the next couple of years, with it’s battery swapping stations and BAAS.

I too have Model S 2014 P85 and car driven almost 50k miles but changed main battery pack two times from past 5 years. Now warranty expired and no hardware coverage as of today. I never buy tesla in near future.

I appreciate your videos as I have recently bought one, same model but it only had 55K miles on it. I have wondered about the whine at low speeds though and have to take her in for a screen upgrade/replace next week so maybe I should mention it as its warranty goes out in Sept '22

When you next take it to Tesla, or get the Ranger out, you need to get them to sort out the satnav. I don't live too far away from West Hanney, and it has always been to the west of East Hanney. Whereas, your satnav shows it to the East of East Hanney!

Congratulations on the new battery and motor! Certainly a keeper. What’s the warranty on the new battery/motor?

Out of interest, do the painted brake calipers and spoiler count as "modifications" from an insurance perspective?

What is the circumstances to replace a free battery?

100k miles to a new battery is not too bad remember the old battery is still worth many £k even a broken one. Ford ecotec 1.0ltr engines last less than 50k miles before needing replacing with a new battery. So wh at would that total at 100k miles? Then add in all the fuel the Ford would have burnt. This wonderful car has cost nearly the same as a 1.0 Ford!

Just as well it went now because next year your only course of action would be to dynamite it.

I know it's unfair to compare new technology against the old but a refurbished engine in an ice car is 5 to 7 thousand for majority of cars (installed)... Tesla battery is 22 thousand dollars for refurbished battery installed... YIKES! I WILL WAIT, THANK YOU...

BTW, I prefer the old nose cone look! I love my 2015 S85D.

Wow, you were lucky! What would the replacement battery and motor cost if the warranty had run out? What warranty do you get on the replacement battery & motor? Is it a brand new battery or rebuilt replacing only the failed cells?

Hey, very interesting video 😊 Did you took a picture of the battery sticker? This should allow to decode the pack type. You can get access if the car is on a lift. Greetings from Germany 👋⚡️

Hi, how much would of cost you to replace the battery yourself? Thanks

So, you're keeping the car then, are you!

I'm looking at purchasing an electric car. It's been owned by a few previous owners but I think it's a classic of the future. It's out of warranty like a lot of second, third hand cars. What is the cost of a new or refurbished battery as opposed a new or refurbished engine?

That green and also the brown were both nice colors, but no longer available unfortunatly.

Picking up my 2013 P85 after 6 weeks waiting for my battery replacement; however my failure occurred 5 mths after warranty and thus cost $11,800 to replace. No loaner car provided.

Good thing you were under warranty because a new battery pack could cost between $12,000 and $30,000.

Hi What is the range and supercharging speed of the replaced battery in comparison to the old one ? I also get a new one soon Thanks

Evs should have an option for a battery insurance of sorts so you need not pay the total cost of new battery even if the 8 year warranty period is up

Traction battery replacement , new motor , 5- 10 years more life

Did you see increase in the range after the battery replacement?

I see stories about battery replacements costing $22K-25K, is that cost for new batteries? I wonder how much would it be for refurb batteries like the one put in your car, and why werent those people offered refurb batteries?

Sorry if someone else has mentioned this but why was the door handle not covered by warranty.

I got the identical 2013 model S :) 60kwh pack still running strong. 😎 Thanks for sharing. Do you know what was the fault causing your failure?