2026 Tesla Model X

Overview

On record

3 warnings, no recalls

What changed for 2026

• Mild 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

Compare 2026 with 2025

Rare and special

• Signature Edition

Colors

• Lunar SilverPN02, 2024–2026
• Ultra RedPR01, 2023–2026

Also in the generation, years not known: Pearl White SlashGear, Solid Black SlashGear, Deep Blue Metallic SlashGear, Midnight Silver Metallic SlashGear, Frost Blue Metallic Drive Tesla, Diamond Black Drive Tesla

Interiors

• Cream
• Black and White
• Ebony

Sources: Electrek, SlashGear, MobileSyrup

Specs

Motors

• Dual motor CarGurus
• Tri-motor CarGurus, a published reference

Batteries

• 100 kWh CarGurus, a published reference

Drivetrains

• All-wheel drive CarGurus, a published reference

Trims

• All-Wheel Drive (2023–2026) CarGurus, Edmunds
• Plaid CarGurus, Drive Tesla, Edmunds
• Signature Edition (2026) A published reference

Packages

• Six- or seven-seat interior CarGurus
• Yoke Drive Tesla, CarGurus
• Round steering wheel (2023–2026) Edmunds, CarGurus
• Full Self-Driving Capability CarGurus

Figures for the whole Refreshed

• Plaid output: 1,020 hp CarGurus, Edmunds, a published reference
• Long Range output: 670 hp CarGurus, a published reference
• Plaid 0 to 60 mph: 2.5 seconds Edmunds, a published reference
• Plaid quarter mile: 9.9 seconds A published reference
• All-Wheel Drive EPA range, 2026: Up to 352 miles Edmunds, a published reference

Rare trims and options

• Rare

  Signature Edition Trim

  A final run of 100 cars A published reference

Watch out

Faults owners and the press report, and how to spot each one.

• Falcon-wing doors that stop or will not latch All years

  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)

• Driver's airbag recalls All years

  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

• Build quality All years

  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)

Recalls

No recall is written up here.

Owning

What owners and buyers say

• Sought after

  The dual-motor car All years

  Edmunds picked the Long Range for 2021 and the All-Wheel Drive for 2026. Edmunds

• 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

Maintenance

• Cabin air filter All years

  Replace every 2 years Tesla

• HEPA and carbon filters All years

  Replace every 3 years Tesla

• Wiper blades All years

  Replace every 1 year Tesla

• Clean and lubricate the brake calipers All years

  Service every 12,500 miles or 1 year Tesla

  Only for roads salted in winter

• Tire rotation All years

  Service every 6,250 miles. Sooner if the tread depth differs by 2/32 in or more Tesla

Warranty when new