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2015 Tesla Model S repairs by problem area
Engine (10%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (3%)
Brakes and Traction Control (2%)
Suspension and Steering (5%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (40%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (23%)
Other (15%)
Chart based on 254 repairs.
2015 Tesla Model S other repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (10%)
$100 - $499 (30%)
< $100 (60%)
Chart based on 30 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2015 Tesla Model S 4dr Hatch
463-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic AWD
| 16000 mi US $300 |
rear trunk would not completely close. |
| 26000 mi | Door handles would not operate correctly. Both driver side handles replaced under warranty |
| 47000 mi US $100 |
Passenger front door handle would not properly present for opening, handle mechanism repaired. |
2015 Tesla Model S 4dr Hatch
422-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic AWD
| 10700 mi | Seat belt - sometimes locked |
| 53000 mi US $320 |
Driver side auto-retracting door handle stopped working |
| 33000 mi | Later in March the trunk liftgate would not open and car displayed liftgate as open. Liftgate power release and cinch actuator replaced. |
| 49000 mi US $170 |
Rear passenger door handle failed to present. This is the last of all 4 door handles I have had to get fixed. Two handles fixed under warranty, two under extended warranty, where I pay $200 deductible and each repair was less than that. |
| 68820 mi C $900 |
rear door handle replacement |
| 17500 mi | Ranger replaced drivers seat at my house for excessive rocking and clicking on bumpy roads. |
| 16700 mi | Rear liftgate (trunk lid) would not open even though sensors indicated it was already open. Replaced rear liftgate actuator and liftgate trim piece. |
| 28543 mi US $500 |
Windshield replacement due to crack too large to be repaired. As far as I know this was a rock strike. None of us witnessed the actual impact. It seems to have hit the windshield below the level of the dashboard so it wasn't seen until the crack grew upwards far enough that we could see it from inside the car. |
| 78351 mi US $200 |
Rear liftgate latch jammed. Liftgate latch and cinch actuator were replaced. Covered by extended warranty; amount paid was the deductable. |
| 92000 mi US $200 |
Front driver and passenger side door handles would not extend. Replaced with new version 3.0 of door handle modules, under extended warranty. |
| 7300 mi | Rear door handle had intermittent problems, was adjusted. |
| 11800 mi | Passenger seat has limited travel forward / backwards. They have ordered a new seat and will replace after parts are received. |
| 57000 mi | Driver side front door handle would not present. Gear was broken internally. Tesla Ranger replaced door handle assembly on-site in the parking garage of my workplace. Part and labor was covered under warranty. |
2015 Tesla Model S 4dr Hatch
362-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic RWD
| 39000 mi | Front trunk lid did not unlatch reliably. |
| 7000 mi | Liftgate Latch replacement |
| 31489 mi | Front trunk/hood would always pop up when the release was commanded, but sometimes couldn't be lifted. You'd have to command it to release again at the same time as you pushed or pulled the partially-open hood. Replaced both hood latches. Lug nuts were distorted from normal use (impact wrench), making it hard to slide a socket over them. Replaced all lug nuts with improved parts. |
| 72124 mi US $220 |
Left rear door outer handle would not present (pop out). Could hear the door handle motor running continuously. The paddle gear had broken. Technician replaced paddle gear. |
| 83300 mi US $157 |
Left front door handle didn't present (pop out) when approaching the vehicle. Mobile service technician came out and rebuilt the door handle. |
| 86000 mi | Front right door handle makes an ominous squeaking/creaking noise when it retracts. Still works ok for now, though. I'll just wait until it fails. |
| 92600 mi US $610 |
Right front door handle fails to present. Replaced the door handle with the current generation design. Left rear door handle presents but intermittently doesn't trigger the latch to release when pulled. Replaced the door handle with the current generation design. |
2015 Tesla Model S 4dr Hatch
329-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic AWD
| 71000 mi US $30 |
Door handle. Driver's door. Gear broken |
| 90000 mi US $6 |
Door handle - passenger front. Replaced gear |
| 76000 mi US $300 |
The door handle(s) on the driver’s door and front passenger door both failed. These are known problems, with two failure modes. The first common failure is the wires connected to the micro switches. The second common failure is the small gear that breaks. |
| 11400 mi | When window was rolled down it would come back up with black tar-like substance. There was a cover that had fallen off that blocked the lubrication from the window. |
| 24500 mi | Rear left door handle broke and would not open. Tesla repaired for free. |
| 44000 mi | Passenger left door handle replaced after sticking in the retracted position. |
| 50000 mi | rear passenger door handle failure. replaced door handle assembly |
| 71000 mi US $600 |
Driver side rear door handle replacement |
| 80000 mi US $5 |
Passenger door handle paddle gear broke. Removed door handle assembly and replaced broken paddle gear. |
2015 Tesla Model S 4dr Hatch
302-horsepower Electric 1-speed automatic RWD
| 80000 mi US $160 |
Lug Nuts on all four tires required replacing and proper torque. During tire replacement over the preceding months (more than $300 per tire), one of the shops had mentioned to me that the vehicle had "swollen lug nuts". I took the vehicle back to Tesla and they performed the replacement at a fee for the parts and labor. |
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