Peteski
Active Member
Short story:
Personal experiance, if your car was made AFTER March 2018 you should be good.
Mine was made in August 2018, have not had any of the commonly mentioned (issues) my main concerns being the doors/sensors/alignment of trims etc
Longer story:
Researched tesla about a year before i pulled the trigger, loved the look of the car, reviews had me a little worried (part of rhe reason i waited a year) got a deal on a "showroom" model that never made it to the showroom (i bought it first).
The big thing to consider about tesla is unlike other car companies Tesla doesnt release new models by year, they do it when they want so what month it was made is important. Cars made in 2018 BEFORE march are basically 2017 models, after march have whatever minor tweaks they did.
The only significant thing about March 2018 was the introduction of the revised MCU, which is not really related to reliability - just a little quicker. As you say yourself, improvements have been incremental over the years, so later cars are generally better built and with fewer inherent issues (there have been exceptions reported!). There is no such thing as a 2016, 2017, 2018 model year with Tesla. Improvements were made literally one at a time, or in small batches at various points in the model history. For example many of the FWD parts and sensors were revised over the first 2 years and most of the problems ironed out before the end of 2017. I think now the spec is pretty nailed down as the model X has reached maturity. Mine was built in Jan 2018 and so just missed the new MCU, but I don't think much else has changed since then. For example I got the additional interior FWD sensors, which prevent the doors bopping you on the head if you are standing underneath! After 12,000 miles all is still good, no complaints here.