2024 vs 2025 Tesla Model Y

Both years

• Creaking front suspension All years

  What to check: Drive slowly over speed bumps and turn the wheel to full lock, and listen for creaks or squeaks from the front.

  BGR reports creaks and rattles from the suspension, and names two causes: water getting into the upper control arm ball joints and wearing them out early, and torn inner bushings on the lateral and compliance links. Owners in a Tesla Motors Club thread, one with a 2021 Long Range, say the creak can come and go with the weather before it gets worse.

  BGR, owners' reports (unofficial)

• Panel gaps, paint and leaks All years

  What to check: Look along every panel gap and over the paint in good light, and make sure the trunk floor is dry.

  BGR reports paint that scratches easily and misaligned panels, with gaps wide enough to let rain into the trunk. Edmunds called the interior materials lackluster on the 2023 car.

  BGR, Edmunds

• Sudden braking with nothing ahead 2021–2025

  What to check: Try the cruise control on an open road and note any sudden, unneeded braking.

  Cars built from May 2021 have no radar and rely on cameras. BGR calls phantom braking the Model Y's most common problem: the car brakes hard for an overhead sign, a shadow or something far away while on Autopilot or cruise control.

  BGR, a published reference

Both years

• 24V935000 2020–2025

  The low tire pressure warning light may not stay on from one drive to the next. Fixed over the air. 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

Both years

Motors

Single motor (2021–2025) Edmunds, a published reference, Dual motor Tesla, Edmunds

Drivetrains

All-wheel drive Tesla, Edmunds, Rear-wheel drive (2021–2025) Edmunds, a published reference

Trims

Long Range AWD Tesla, Edmunds, Performance Tesla, Edmunds, Long Range RWD (2024–2025) Edmunds, a published reference

Packages

Seven-seat interior (2021–2025) Edmunds, Electrek, Tow hitch CarGurus, Full Self-Driving Capability CarGurus

Both years

• Pearl White Multi-Coat PPSW SlashGear
• Solid Black PBSB SlashGear, Drive Tesla
• Deep Blue Metallic PPSB SlashGear
• Stealth Grey 2024–2025 Electrek
• Ultra Red 2024–2025 Electrek, Drive Tesla
• Quicksilver PN00, 2024–2025 Drive Tesla, SlashGear

Both years

• Black Drive Tesla
• White Drive Tesla

Both years

• Sought after: Late 2023 and later 2023–2025 One source so far

  CarGurus says buyers should start with late 2023 cars, the best years in its guide, and Consumer Reports rates the 2023 better than average for predicted reliability. CarGurus

• Sought after: The Long Range All years

  Edmunds picked a Long Range in every year it reviewed, for its range: the Long Range AWD up to 2024, and the Long Range RWD for 2025. Edmunds

• Avoid: The Performance's stiff ride All years Less sought after

  Edmunds lists an overly stiff ride among the Performance's cons, and for 2025 called its ride harsh. Edmunds