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Should i buy a 2023 Tesla Y

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#1 ·
I read a lot of problems with this model. I really don’t need a car that will give me problems.This car that i am looking at is a 2023 y with 12,000.00 miles on it for 36,000.00. Will Tesla fix these problems on a used car?
 
#2 ·
2023 y with 12,000.00 miles…
Will Tesla fix these problems on a used car?
The basic 4 year 50,000 mile warranty stays with the car. Model Y’s are not known for having lots of problems. What problems do you think it has?
 
#3 · (Edited)
Some models from that year had some faulty inverters, but those have all long since blown up and been replaced within the first couple thousand miles. You're safe from that by 12,000.

Also, the warranty will still be in effect until 2027 or for another 38,000 miles, whichever comes first.

The only thing that concerns me is whether the price is reasonable. I looked up Tesla used inventory, same year and similar mileage, and here's what I found:

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#5 ·
2023 Model Y here, and it's vastly improved over our 2021 Model Y and 2019 Model 3. Practically zero hardware issues.

Only issue I have at the moment is related to software on my cloud based Tesla profile (seats not syncing between our Ys). Other than that, the car does its job and does it exceptionally well.
 
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#6 ·
I have a 2023 Model Y that is two years old with 38,000 miles. It had a single warranty repair for a faulty pressure sensor in the left rear door at 34,000 miles.

If Full Self-Driving is important to you, make sure it has "hardware 4" - early 2023 Model Ys like mine have hardware 3. Later 2023 Model Ys had hardware 4 (the transition was around May/June 2023, I believe).

Does the car have Full Self-Driving? If so, $36K is a much better deal.
 
#9 ·
Even if there's no interest in FSD, the higher quality cameras make better dashcams (higher resolution increases chance of getting plate number)...and the newest update that adds B-pillar camera recording to Sentry Mode and Dashcam requires HW4.
 
#11 ·
I assume your 23 Y was built in Fremont? My 23 Y with 38K miles was built in Austin a year after they began manufacturing vehicles and during a mad production rush that resulted from a $13,000 price drop. It has no air or water leaks and fit and finish are as good as anything else on the road. I've had a few rattles that I fixed myself (front camera shield buzz, extra bolt left in front right door, adjusted trunk bump stop).

My sole warranty repair so far was for an $11 sensor that takes 7 minutes to replace. It would have cost less to do it myself than having it replaced under warranty. :)
 
#12 ·
I have a November 2023 Model Y with 52,400 miles. Only issue I've had was the driver side front upper control arm started creaking right before the warranty expired and Tesla replaced both of them. If it were out of warranty I would have replaced them myself like I did with my 2018 Model 3 and it would have cost me like $400 for some heavy duty aftermarket ones. No other issues.
 
#17 ·
The choice is yours, but I'd go with the Tesla one. Not only are they more likely to vet them against catastrophic issues, but also read the "Used Vehicle Limited Warranty" section in here: