Highland Tesla Model 3 2024–2026

Watch out for

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 ¹

• 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 ^1,2

• 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 ^3,4

What buyers say

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.⁵

• 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.^5,6,4

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Open the buyer's checklist

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