Tesla warranty documents

Last updated 14-Sep-2024

Tesla periodically change the warranty documentation but make the mistake of only including the current version in your myTesla account and not the version that was relevant to the car as they are key date is the date of original sale. In most countries Tesla are not allowed to retrospectively change the warranty terms to the detriment of the customer.

We have include the versions that we can find below to make it easier to find previous versions. It is worth noting that generally Tesla used to apply the same global warranty and then acknowledge local laws as opposed to having different warranties in different countries. Theyu now seem to have country specific warranty documents and at the time of writing there is the odd situation where the UK get general warranty for 60k miles, but the US and Europe only get 50k miles/80k km. The last update we can find is July 2024.

Warranty documents

Noticeable changes

The noticeable changes over time are:

• The Model 3 had a very different warranty to the MS and MX in that the battery had both a mileage limit and a performance guarantee. The Model S and Model X had an unlimited mileage guarantee but there was no performance guarantee which has subsequently lead to issues around #batterygate and #chargegate where the car is not performing as well as it did, caused in part from normal wear and tear bit also through software changes Tesla have sent to the car to both reduce warranty failures and improve safety
• In 2020 Tesla changed the Model S and Model X warranty to have a mileage limit and a performance guarantee to be in line with the Model 3
• Also in 2020 Tesla excluded performance drops due to software changes. We find this change potentially illegal as they are in effect saying they have the right to remove any sold performance characteristic of the car at any time.
• In 2024 Tesla started to alter the mileage limit on the bumper to bumper warranty, UK increased to 60k miles whereas other countries are on 50k.