2024 Tesla Model 3

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What changed

The refresh reaches the US in January 2024, as Rear-Wheel Drive and Long Range AWD: new front and rear lights, an 8-inch rear screen, ventilated front seats, 17 speakers, more sound insulation, and turn signals on the steering wheel in place of stalks. The Performance follows in April. The Rear-Wheel Drive ends in July, and a Long Range RWD is built from July.^1,2,3,4,5

Motors: Single motor^1,6, Dual motor^1,5
Batteries: 78.1 kWh⁵
Drivetrains: Rear-wheel drive^1,6, All-wheel drive^1,6
Trims: Rear-Wheel Drive (2024)^4,1, Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive^4,7,6, Long Range All-Wheel Drive^4,7,6, Performance^3,7
Packages: Full Self-Driving^4,7

Black Perforated leatherette, Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range All-Wheel Drive, Performance ¹²
Black and White Perforated leatherette, Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range All-Wheel Drive, Performance ¹²

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Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.

A car built for another market 2024 One source so far

What to check: Check the VIN with Tesla or NHTSA for recall 26V445000.

Some 2024 cars first built for a foreign market lack knee airbags and may lack other safety features. Tesla is buying back the ones registered in the US.

Sources ¹³
Rear camera picture lost 2024–2025

What to check: Confirm with Tesla that recall 25V002000 was done, and that the rear camera picture shows every time you select reverse.

A circuit board in the computer can short. Tesla's remedy is a software update, with a new computer where the board has failed or shows stress.

Sources ^13,14
Build quality All years

What to check: Look along every panel gap and over the paint in good light.

Owners reviewing 2024 and 2026 cars on Edmunds name build quality among their complaints.

Sources ^4,6

24V284000 2024
The driver's side airbag was built without a part that guides its gas. The airbag is replaced.¹³
24V554000 2021–2024
The car may not notice a hood left unlatched. Fixed over the air.^15,13
24V935000 2017–2025
The low tire pressure warning light may not stay on from one drive to the next. Fixed over the air.^16,14
25V002000 2024–2025
A circuit board can short and lose the rear camera picture. Fixed by software, and the computer is replaced where needed.^13,14
26V445000 2024
The cars lack knee airbags, may lack other safety features and may not have been tested for bumper impacts. Tesla buys back cars registered in the US.¹³

Checked against NHTSA records on 21 October 2026.

Reputation: what owners and the press report

Sought after: Long Range or Premium Rear-Wheel Drive All years One source so far

Edmunds made the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive its pick for 2025, and its most popular version.⁷
Avoid: Turn-signal buttons on the wheel 2024–2025 Less sought after

Edmunds called the buttons that replaced the turn-signal stalk "just plain odd", and in June 2024 "unsafe". A stalk returned for 2026.^7,5,6

Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.