2025 Tesla Model Y

Overview

On record

3 warnings, 3 recalls

What changed for 2025

• No major changes. The old design, built from November 2024; the refreshed car became the 2026 model. The seven-seat option is dropped in early 2025. Edmunds, Notebookcheck, Electrek

Compare 2025 with 2024

Colors

• Stealth Grey2024–2025
• Ultra Red2024–2025
• QuicksilverPN00, 2024–2025
• Pearl White Multi-CoatPPSW
• Solid BlackPBSB
• Deep Blue MetallicPPSB

Interiors

• Black
• White

Sources: Electrek, Drive Tesla, SlashGear

Specs

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

Figures for the whole Original

• Long Range EPA range, 2020: 316 miles Edmunds, CarGurus
• Performance EPA range, 2020: Up to 291 miles Edmunds
• Standard Range RWD EPA range, 2021: 244 miles Edmunds, a published reference
• Standard Range AWD EPA range: 279 miles Edmunds, a published reference
• Drag coefficient: 0.23 A published reference
• Deliveries in 2023: 1.2 million A published reference

Watch out

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

• Creaking front suspension All years

  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

  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

  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

Recalls

Newest first. Ask the seller for proof the work was done, or check the VIN with NHTSA.

• 2025–2026 Recall 26V315000

  The certification label may be missing. It is fitted where needed. NHTSA

• 2023–2025 Recall 25V002000

  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

• 2020–2025 Recall 24V935000

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

Owning

What owners and buyers say

• 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

Maintenance

No service schedule is added yet.

Warranty when new