Old Teslas are falling apart

[Kamaji]

Old Teslas are falling apart

Story by Frank Landymore

Want a used car that works? You’d be wise to not get an older Tesla.

In Consumer Reports’ latest ranking for used cars, the Elon Musk-run automaker came dead last in terms of reliability, trailing by over forty points from the top spot on a scale between 0 and 100.

CR’s tests focused on models that are between five to ten years old. Out of 26 tested brands, the two best brands, according to CR’s reliability verdict, are held by Lexus, with a score of 77, and Toyota, with a score of 73. Fellow Japanese automakers Mazda, Honda, and Acura round out the top five with scores between 58 and 53.

Things get dire when US carmakers enter the fray. All but one of the bottom ten brands in the list are American. The best of the worst was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.

The embarrassing ranking is a reflection of the automaker’s manufacturing woes and its reputation for questionable quality control. CR calculated the reliability rating based on a survey where users reported problems about their cars, which in all involved more than140,000 cars from the 2016 to 2021 model years. The problems are weighed based on their severity, CR said, and from there, the number of problems each car experiences is compared to the average number of problems for cars of that same model year.

For new cars, the reliability picture looked much different for Tesla: it jumped in CR’s ranking from 18th place to 9th, based on an analysis of the last three years of car models. Even this victory, though, came with an embarrassing wrinkle: the Cybertruck. According to CR, Tesla’s most reliable new car, the Model Y, boasted a stellar score of 81. But the infamously troubled pickup wasn’t even half that, with a rating of just 34. In other words, it’s less reliable than any other type of Tesla that’s been on the road for ten years already.

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Source:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/old-teslas-are-falling-apart/

[BobfromWB]

Old Teslas are falling apart

But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.

Oh My God! Tesla beat Jeep for the bottom spot!!! Next thing you know they will make a Harbor Freight commercial with a Tesla instead of a Jeep.

 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

This is why we need imports (or foreign models made here). More competition forces our guys to make better cars.

[Smokin Joe]

Well, this way the cars don't outlast the batteries.

[Wingnut]

I wonder if anyone will ever drop a Hemi into an EV?   Could anyone be that stupid?

[Smokin Joe]

I wonder if anyone will ever drop a Hemi into an EV?   Could anyone be that stupid?

Well, like stripping out the pollution controls in a more modern vehicle to replace the engine with a less hampered power plant, It would require some extensive modification and the installation of a fuel system, exhausts, and some major changes to the drive line.

Desire and cubic dollars and some skill and anything is possible.


But why? Put it in a metal car that can handle the differently configured torque and won't crack like an egg the first time some twit runs into it.

[jafo2010]

Eveeryone I know that has a Tesla, they love their cars.  Don't know anyone with the new truck by Tesla.  A friend of mine just bought another one for his daughter to use.

I have a Lexus, and it is the best car I have ever owned.  Truly a wonderful vehicle.

[Smokin Joe]

Eveeryone I know that has a Tesla, they love their cars.  Don't know anyone with the new truck by Tesla.  A friend of mine just bought another one for his daughter to use.

I have a Lexus, and it is the best car I have ever owned.  Truly a wonderful vehicle.

I saw three of the pickups around town before it snowed.

The local Domino's Pizza had three electric delivery vehicles (now down to one), but they were not Teslas.