Tesla Mannequin 3 Service & Upkeep Prices After 3 Years & 3 Quarters

My Tesla Mannequin 3 Commonplace Vary Plus (SR+) is 3 months away from its 4-year birthday. I had the air filter modified at this time, which implies it’s time for an additional replace on the automobile’s operation and upkeep prices.

The final time I wrote an replace on my Mannequin 3 upkeep prices was in August 2022, once I had the tires rotated. Since then, I’ve had one different service go to earlier than at this time — for a similar factor, changing the air filter. The price was $57.78. That was in October 2022, and the air filter was fully filthy. I used to be fairly certain that I’d beforehand been suggested to vary the air filter every year, however the service technician on this case stated it was the dirtiest air filter he’d seen in fairly some time and that I ought to have the filter modified each 6 months or so. So, 7 months later, I simply had it modified once more. On this case, the entire value was $64.63 — labor prices went up a bit.

The soiled (correction: filthy) Tesla Mannequin 3 air filter changed in October 2022. Photograph by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica.

I additionally had some service supplied with out value. The little buttons on the left of the driving force’s seat for adjusting seat place began falling off fairly simply a couple of months or so in the past. These had been changed professional bono. It took a couple of seconds.

Tesla Mannequin 3 buttons for adjusting the driving force’s seat stored falling off after 3½ years of use. Photograph by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica.

So, in the event you add these October 2022 and Might 2023 prices ($57.78 + $64.63) to my earlier lifetime service and upkeep value whole for the Mannequin 3 SR+ ($1,866.89), you stand up to $1,989.10, with most of that value being the price of my second set of tires.

Oh, wait, I forgot about one expense — washer fluid. I spent $2.48 in December on windshield washer fluid. So, the associated fee is as much as $1,991.58.

Our Tesla Mannequin 3 is within the again row — sadly, we don’t have this depraved cool inexperienced wrap. Photograph by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica.

Now, this isn’t going to final for lengthy, because the Tesla service tech informed me that my tires want changed once more (about 20,000 miles after the primary set of tires had been changed). So, anticipate the 4-year upkeep and repair prices to be a fairly large chunk above $2,000. Aspect word: Any ideas for brand new Tesla Mannequin 3 tires and the place to get them?

Photograph by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica.

Other than Tesla service and upkeep prices, to have a look at whole value of possession, we’d want to look at operational prices (i.e., charging prices). Nevertheless, I’m not nicely outfitted for that. I’ve had many free Supercharging miles virtually since I obtained the Mannequin 3 due to the entire Tesla referrals I’ve made. Additionally, there’s loads of free stage 2 charging through ChargePoint stations at procuring facilities in my space. In different phrases, I seldom pay something for charging, and measuring my charging prices wouldn’t be consultant of what regular Tesla homeowners pay.

In principle, one also needs to take into account depreciation, or resale worth, however I feel that’s greatest to look at solely on the finish of possession. And final however not least, there are the financing and curiosity prices. Nevertheless, that’s a personalised matter and it’s a very simple factor for anybody trying to purchase a Tesla to estimate primarily based on the amount of money they’d spend up entrance and the financing phrases out there to them.

So, I’m simply sharing Tesla service and upkeep prices right here. Although, maybe I’ll rethink these different components once I get to my 4-year evaluate of the Tesla Mannequin 3 SR+ in a couple of months.

Learn extra Tesla Mannequin 3 long-term evaluate articles right here.

Additionally see: “15 Years” With The Tesla Mannequin 3