2025 vs 2026 Tesla Model X
Both years are the same generation, so most of what they offer is shared.
Watch out for
Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.
2025
Nothing that 2026 lacks.
2026
Nothing that 2025 lacks.
Both years
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Falcon-wing doors that stop or will not latch All years
What to check: Open and close both falcon-wing doors several times and watch that each rises all the way and latches. Ask whether the car has had the 2024 software that lets the doors open further.
Owners on Tesla Motors Club report the same trouble on the refreshed car: a 2021 whose door sometimes would not open, and a 2024 door that stuck part-open until Tesla freed a jammed latch. Another owner says that on cars without ultrasonic sensors the doors stopped short of fully open until a 2024 software update.
Owners' reports (unofficial)
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Driver's airbag recalls All years
What to check: Confirm that recalls 21V868000 and 24V967000 were done, and if the yoke or the wheel has been swapped, 23V743000 too.
The driver's airbag can tear when it goes off, and after a swap between the yoke and the wheel the wrong airbag may have been fitted.
NHTSA
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Build quality All years
What to check: Look along the panel gaps and listen for rattles from the cargo area over bumps.
Edmunds says build quality steadily improved after 2020 but is still a bit below the competition, and found the 2025's interior lacking in solidity. An owner on Tesla Motors Club reports plastic rubbing sounds from the cargo area over bumps.
Edmunds, owners' reports (unofficial)
Rare catches
2025
Nothing that 2026 lacks.
2026
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Rare
Signature Edition Trim
A final run of 100 cars A published reference
Recalls
2025
- 24V967000 2021–2025
The driver's airbag can tear when it goes off. NHTSA
- 25V002000 2023–2025
A circuit board in the computer can short and lose the rear camera picture. Fixed by software, and the computer is replaced where needed. NHTSA
- 25V172000 2021–2025
A driver's airbag fitted with the wrong horn pad can stop the horn working. NHTSA
2026
Nothing that 2025 lacks.
What changed between
After 2025, up to and including 2026.
- 2026Mild styling updates and a quieter interior, from the update shown in June 2025, with Frost Blue Metallic and Diamond Black paint. A 100-car Signature Edition is the last version, and the last Model X is built in May 2026. Edmunds, Drive Tesla, a published reference
What it came with
2025
Nothing that 2026 lacks.
2026
Both years
Colors
2025
Nothing that 2026 lacks.
2026
Nothing that 2025 lacks.
Both years
- Ultra Red PR01, 2023–2026 Electrek, SlashGear
- Lunar Silver PN02, 2024–2026 Electrek, SlashGear
Interiors
2025
Nothing that 2026 lacks.
2026
Nothing that 2025 lacks.
Both years
- Cream MobileSyrup
- Black and White MobileSyrup
- Ebony MobileSyrup
What owners and buyers say
Reputation: what owners and the press report
2025
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Sought after: The 2023 to 2025 cars 2023–2025 One source so far
CarGurus calls 2023 to 2025 the best years: Consumer Reports gives them its highest predicted reliability scores, and NHTSA shows fewer complaints and recalls for the later cars. CarGurus
2026
Nothing that 2025 lacks.
Both years
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Sought after: The dual-motor car All years
Edmunds picked the Long Range for 2021 and the All-Wheel Drive for 2026. Edmunds
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Watch for: Yoke All years Less sought after One source so far
Edmunds lists the lack of a steering wheel and stalks among the 2022's cons. Edmunds