Original Tesla Model 3 2017–2023

What it came with

Motors

Single motor^1,2, Dual motor (2018–2023)^1,2

Batteries

75 kWh (2017–2020)³, 62 kWh (2018–2019)³, 50 kWh (2019–2020)³, 54 kWh (2019–2021)³, 82 kWh (2021–2023)³, 57.5 kWh (2021–2023)³

Drivetrains

Rear-wheel drive^1,2, All-wheel drive (2018–2023)^1,2

Trims

Long Range, rear-wheel drive (2017–2019)^3,1, Long Range AWD (2018–2023)^3,1,2, Performance (2018–2023)^1,2, Mid Range (2018–2019)^3,1, Standard Range (2019–2020)^3,4,5, Standard Range Plus (2019–2021)^3,6,7, Rear-Wheel Drive (2021–2023)^3,7,2

Packages

Premium Upgrades package^1,6, Partial Premium interior (2019)⁴, Performance Upgrade package^1,6, Enhanced Autopilot^1,6, Full Self-Driving Capability^6,2

• Deliveries in 2017: 1,764³
• Performance output, 2018: 450 hp¹
• Long Range AWD EPA range, 2021: 353 miles⁷
• Long Range AWD EPA range, 2022: 358 miles⁸
• Rear-Wheel Drive EPA range, 2023: 272 miles²
• Battery and drive unit warranty: 8 years or 100,000 miles, as Edmunds lists it⁶

Colors

• Solid Black PBSB ^9,10
• Midnight Silver Metallic PMNG ^9,11,10
• Deep Blue Metallic PPSB ^9,11,10
• Pearl White Multi-Coat PPSW ^9,11,10
• Red Multi-Coat PMMR ^9,11,10
• Silver Metallic PMSS, 2017–2018 ^9,11,10 Rare
• Obsidian Black Metallic PMBL ^11,12,10 Rare

Interiors

• Black Simulated leather ^6,13
• Ultra White Synthetic leather ¹³
• Standard interior Cloth, Standard Range, 2019–2020 ⁴

Rare catches

Rare options, colors and interiors to look out for, and whether finding one is good news.

• Rare Standard Range Trim

  Taken off Tesla's website in April 2019, then special order only^5,14

• Good find Silver Metallic Color

  Moved to special order in September 2018, and gone by the 2019 model year^11,12

  Why it is a good find: Find My Electric calls it one of the cleanest-looking colours and one of the easiest to look after.¹²

• Good find Obsidian Black Metallic Color

  Moved to special order in September 2018, and gone by the 2019 model year^11,12

  Why it is a good find: Find My Electric calls it stunning, with just enough metallic flake to hide the flaws that show on solid black.¹²

Year by year

• 2017 Limited production begins in July 2017. The first cars are Long Range rear-drive cars with the Premium Upgrades package required.^3,1
• 2018 Dual-motor all-wheel drive and the Performance arrive. A white interior is offered from July, first on the Performance and then on every dual-motor Long Range. The Mid Range comes in October. Obsidian Black and Silver Metallic go to special order in September.^1,13,3,11
• 2019 The Standard Range and Standard Range Plus arrive in March, and the Mid Range ends. In April the Standard Range leaves Tesla's website, and Autopilot becomes standard on every version but the Standard Range.^3,4,5
• 2020 No major changes.¹⁴
• 2021 Shown in November 2020: black exterior trim in place of chrome, a heat pump, a power trunk lid, a wireless phone charger, quieter window glass and more range. Radar is removed in April 2021. The Standard Range Plus is renamed Rear-Wheel Drive late in the year.^3,7
• 2022 A lithium-ion 12-volt battery replaces the lead-acid one, and the touchscreen gets a faster processor. Ultrasonic parking sensors are dropped in October 2022.^8,3
• 2023 No major changes.²