2017 Model 3 Reliability

[RayW]

Mine hasn’t been issue free - it had a charge port door fail, some AC smell going on, and a few small rattles and some wind noise. Tesla also proactively replaced a suspension part and my window regulators during my first annual service. The AC smell has been the most annoying - the latest firmware apparently has a fix according to the service center, but the smell lingers, so I will have to bring it back in again at some point for a more in-depth treatment. I had the same problem with my S (and every loaner I had), it appears to be something Tesla hasn’t quite figured out for the non-biohazard filter cars.

Uh oh... the shorts gonna pick up your post and we'll be seeing "Tesla Can't Make Profit Because of Poor Quality Mold Infested Cars" stories.

 

[cwerdna]

Nearing 80,000 miles on the S in 3 years. No repairs, and even better, NO scheduled maintenance. In six years of owning Tesla I have not been in for service. There is none. Tell me how that works on a BMW.

You’re really on your first drive unit and door handles on a 2012 Model S with 80k miles?
Your experience is certainly not average.

Seriously. That’s one reliable S.

My 2015 Model S with 74,000 miles has had a new drive unit, an MCU, and three door handles. And two days ago it stopped supercharging, which now suggests a dead charger.

I was curious about roblab but he seems to have left out some details.

Per What is estimated for maintenance after warranty is over?, he had 3 door handles replaced and a bent frunk latch..

Hello Everyone! I'm new here! Ordering a 60d Model S and I have some ?'s - cracked windshield.

From Model s at 40,000 Miles

I have about 35,000 miles on my car. It was one of the first 100, so it had a few adjustments and quality issues at first. Everything was repaired and replaced and adjusted to suite me for free whenever I brought in the car (and is still). The frunk latch got bent and had to be replaced. The door handles gave a little problem, but they have all been replaced and have worked well for over a year. A door was sagging, but they "re-torqued" the door bolts (and I think moved things a bit) and it lines up now. I have gotten new mats. There have been pages of factory checks and upgrades, and more "Over the Air" upgrades than I can count.

It's still the best car out there, ahead of the others by about 10 to 20 years. It is so reliable and trustworthy that we sold out Prius a couple weeks ago 'cause we never drove it. Tesla is our only car now.

I used to take it in about once a month. Haven't had to for a long time now. Currently I have the tire monitor issue, where the TPMS keeps telling me I need to check my tires NOW! every time I drive it. I know they have a fix and I am planning to get it done when the Center Console is installed. No big deal.

There were some other issues like with a door latch at Model S Technical / Mechanical Issues and the charge port at Mobile Connector Woes. And something was done at Revision F Battery Pack? to make the balloon squeal go away.

The bolded part isn't true given True Cost of Ownership and what I pointed to above.