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Mazda RX-8 and Tesla Model S Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018

An asterisk (*) marks results based on small sample sizes.

Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars    
37 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 20100 miles driven2017 Tesla Model S
[?] see reported repairs
  37 vehicles, 11.5 months per vehicle, 20100 miles driven
39 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 42900 miles driven

Most repairs involve fit and finish issues.
2015
Tesla Model S
[?] see reported repairs
  39 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 42900 miles driven

Most repairs involve fit and finish issues.
38 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 66100 miles driven

Includes some 2012s. Most of the reported problems are minor: wind noise, creaks, rattles. But also a few drive unit and battery pack replacements. Owners report outstanding service quality.
2013
Tesla Model S
[?] see reported repairs
  38 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 66100 miles driven

Includes some 2012s. Most of the reported problems are minor: wind noise, creaks, rattles. But also a few drive unit and battery pack replacements. Owners report outstanding service quality.
38 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 66100 miles driven

New design, summer introduction. Combined with the 2013.
2012
Tesla Model S
[?] see reported repairs
  38 vehicles, 11.8 months per vehicle, 66100 miles driven

New design, summer introduction. Combined with the 2013.

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Mazda RX-8 vs. Tesla Model S Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Other sources of Mazda RX-8 and Tesla Model S reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Mazda RX-8s and Tesla Model Ss with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Mazda RX-8s and Tesla Model Ss that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track Mazda RX-8 and Tesla Model S lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Mazda RX-8 and Tesla Model S have been recently.

To see how frequently Mazda RX-8 and Tesla Model S problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Mazda RX-8

Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2010 4dr Coupe 232-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
Drove a 1979 Maxda RX-7 for more than 100,000 miles -- only brand with a rotary engine! see full Mazda RX-8 review
2006 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
Reliable--my last Mazda was a daily driver for 15 years. Sporty image. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2005 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
the brand has a quality reputation with my car having a 100k miles warrenty. Also like mazda in general for their sporty feel/image they try to put in every car. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 197-horsepower 1.3L R2
4-speed shiftable automatic RWD
Mazda is fairly reliable. Not much else to say on this really. see full Mazda RX-8 review
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
Mazda and the RX-8 is about the driver, everything inside the car points toward the driver and the spirit of driving being fun. see full Mazda RX-8 review
Mazda RX-8 Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Coupe 238-horsepower 1.3L R2
6-speed manual RWD
My personal biases show here being someone that drives almost exclusively European cars. There is nothing I hate more than under lighting and flame kits on exhausts and the RX-8 fall smack dab into that category. see full Mazda RX-8 review
 

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