The battery is by far the most valuable component in a Tesla - so it will be correspondingly expensive if it breaks and careful charging habits are correspondingly important. Fortunately, the Tesla battery warranty covers a generous period of use.
But what if this Tesla warranty also expires at some point?
Tesla battery warranty: these are the general conditions
Depending on the model, Tesla guarantees the functionality of the battery over different mileages. However, the following applies to all models: The Tesla warranty expires after eight years at the latest, regardless of the mileage at that time.
In addition, if the battery capacity falls below 70% of the original value when purchased new within the respective warranty period, Tesla will replace the battery with one that holds at least this 70% until the end of the warranty period.
However, this promise should be taken with a grain of salt: If falling below the 70% capacity threshold is due to a software update, which Tesla can install at any time to protect the battery, the warranty does not apply.
Tesla Model 3 warranty battery: up to 192.000 kilometers
With the Tesla Model 3 battery warranty, the warranty period is measured by drive type. models with pure rear-wheel drive the car manufacturer guarantees a healthy battery for a maximum of 160.000 kilometers, an all-wheel drive brings you 192.000 kilometers of assured mileage. Measured against the limit of eight years, this is relatively generous, as you would have to be over 24.000 kilometers a year to reach the mileage limit before the time limit.
Tesla Model Y battery warranty
The Model Y is the same as its little brother, the Model 3. The standard model with rear-wheel drive receives 160.000 kilometer battery guarantee, 192 for the all-wheel drive models "Maximum Range" and "Performance".000 kilometers.
Tesla battery warranty: Model S and X covered the longest
Tesla claims that the batteries in the Model S and X have the longest service life: a full 240.000 kilometers, the battery is protected against failure, which equates to a mileage of 30.000 kilometers per year. When you spend so much time in the car, some comfortable accessories are definitely worthwhile.
Tesla warranty on battery expired
Luckily, Tesla's warranty period is relatively generous. But what happens if the protection does expire at some point? Well, nothing will happen for the time being. As long as the car runs and still has a reasonable range, you don't have a problem.
It is only when the battery loses a significant amount of capacity or breaks down completely that it becomes expensive - often more than 20.000 for a new battery pack including installation. But how likely is that? Since most Teslas in this world are not yet eight years old, large amounts of data are not yet available. However, initial experience reports, for example on YouTube, show that the battery capacity only decreases by around 10% even after hundreds of thousands of kilometers.
The Tesla Health Check can be used to analyze how well your battery is doing. To do this, simply go to service mode (Settings menu -> Software -> hold down the vehicle name -> enter "Service") and select the health check under "High voltage". This can take up to 24 hours and the result indicates how much the capacity has already decreased. Alternatively, the battery can be fully charged and then discharged. The remaining battery capacity can then be calculated from the consumption and the distance traveled.
Have you had any experience with the Tesla warranty or is your Tesla old enough to no longer be covered? Tell us about it in the comments!
Source contribution image: Priscilla Du Preez
