Tesla Model 3 Long Range auto 4d Owner Review

Long Range auto 4d
Tesla Model 3 review (2023)

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In their own words

Software is completely unreliable. Autopilot has serious safety defects. Vehicle likely to brake at any random moment when on the motorway. Automatic wipers are random, in heavy rain they move slowly yet in the slightest drop of rain they go nuts. Auto mainbeam doesn't recognise oncoming cars. Latest software forces auto wipers and auto mainbeam when on autopilot. Radio can't make up its mind on whether the station is on DAB or FM and constantly changes. Suspension components have been replaced at 30k. Seats are not comfortable, they force your neck into the wrong position and the headrests are not adjustable. Reversing camera doesn't keep up when reversing. Car sometimes locks you out for no reason. Drivers seat comes loose regularly. Windscreen replacement can take up to 6mths to be done.
The autopilot seems to have been designed by someone who does not drive. There is no memory of your speed so you have to manually re-enable the speed, it has no dynamic speed limiter that you can set.
When you want to turn the wipers or fog lights on you have to take your eyes off the road in order to find the right setting within multiple menus in the screen/tablet.
So what is it good at? Very little, it accelerates fast and has a good battery life that is about all you get in this £50k car.

  • How they rated it

  • Reliability: 1 out of 5 1.0
  • Meets Expectations: 2 out of 5 2.0
  • Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 2.0
  • Fred Johnson doesn't recommend this car

About their car

  • Fuel type Electric
  • When purchased April 2020
  • Condition when bought New
  • Current Mileage 36,000 miles
  • Average range on full charge 280 miles