Tesla Model 3 2018
Cars aged 7 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
55.3% ±7.0 pp
M1 average at 7 years – 72.3%
n = 190 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
89,853 km
Percentiles · cars aged 7
p10 48k
p25 64k
p50 90k
p75 121k
p90 159k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 47,878 km |
| p25 | 64,380 km |
| p50 | 89,853 km |
| p75 | 121,130 km |
| p90 | 158,919 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Model 3 2018, n = 190
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 34.7% |
| Minor defects | 20.5% |
| Major defects | 42.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.1% |
Odometer inconsistencies
1.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
No emission readings for this group.
What these numbers say
55.3% of 2018 Tesla Model 3 cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 190), against an average of 72.3% for all 7-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 7-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 89,853 km, half of them between 64,380 km and 121,130 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 1 car, 1.4% of those assessed.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate