![]() But even so, if you look enough, you'll find horror stories. And it's 10+ second gas engine should last about the same. And we won't even get into the rod bearing issues.Ĭoncerning Priuses? Low powered cars have always had better than average reliability, so the Prius Prime which takes over 12 seconds to reach 60 mph on electric power should last several lifetimes. You can do a lot of oil changes for what it cost to replace a BMW 1/2 shaft. Or other other systems after their warranty. It's mainly when your powertrain breaks at 50,001 mi on BMW, 60,001 miles on Jag and Toyota. But let's continue.Ĭost of maintenance is not just Preventative Maintenance. Since there are no Tesla Model 3's out in the wild or a warranty/maintenance handbook I'm struggling to figure out what the topic of this article is. However, it will also be one of the most expensive cars in the U.S. It will be the most popular electrified car if all goes to plan. The Prius' traction battery is even serviceable after it lives out its hundreds of thousands of miles of expected life. Unlike many popular ICE cars, there is no timing belt to change in the Prius. ![]() That is a hard head start to overcome since the Prius is designed for low cost of maintenance. Heading into year three, the Toyota Prius is ahead of the Tesla Model 3 by $1,150 in maintenance costs. Toyota includes 2 years or 25,000 miles of maintenance at no added cost. The Prius also has a similar, but lower price point to the new Model 3. The Prius may not be as exciting as the Model 3, but it presently outsells all of Tesla's vehicles combined every month. Again, it is hard to see the Jaguar costing more for routine maintenance given that it starts with a nearly $4,000 advantage over the Tesla heading into year six. Jaguar now includes five years or 60K miles of service with all new cars. It is designed to compete head to head with the BMW 3-series. One exciting new premium sedan is the Jaguar XE. One interesting fact BMW's EVs also have included maintenance, making them the least expensive EVs to maintain in the U.S. So, for the first three years BMW has no maintenance costs, but following that, it seems the BMW would always be less expensive than the Tesla to maintain given that every 4 years the Tesla costs a minimum of $2325. Oil changes and inspections for a BMW usually cost around $100 unless more is needed. On, we found that prices for the first non-covered service between 40K and 60K ranged from $79.00 to $379.00. The vehicle's computer keeps tracks of the life of the service items. However, BMW uses condition-based maintenance. BMW has an estimated 10K service interval (more on this follows) for oil and its first major service is usually after 60K miles. This is a change for BMW, who had previously included four years of maintenance, but for the model year 2017, dialed it back a year because most of its customers keep their car just three years. Here is BMW's maintenance cost schedule: Year One, Year Two, Year Three - Included. Let's now compare the prices of a model that is often compared to the Model 3, the BMW 3-series. maintenance costs, these prices don't include tires. However, Tesla also offers a "Four-year or 50K miles" plan costing $2,325. The total of these three equals $1,675, but Tesla offers a pre-paid "Three-year or 37,500 miles" plan for $1,550, which saves a Model 3 owner $125. The plans were previously listed for individual models, but Tesla has changed the page to reflect all of its vehicles. As of today, Tesla's service plan page lists the following costs to maintain one of its vehicles. Like all costs, Tesla's service plans may increase over time. ![]() We will use the least expensive maintenance costs listed, the Model S RWD for our Tesla Model 3 estimate.īefore we begin we need to time-stamp this story. There really is no car exactly like the Model 3, but for comparison, we will use some internal combustion engine (ICE) cars and hybrids at about the same price point. Tesla's published maintenance prices make it easy to compare the cost of maintaining a Tesla to other cars in other segments. However, Tesla does have a list of all of its other vehices. Tesla is a bit behind on its paperwork and hasn't yet finalized its on-line pricing. Time marches on and we felt an update was needed since the Tesla Model 3 will soon define the electric car in America. Three years ago, Torque News was one of the first publication to challenge the myth that electric vehicles cost less to maintain than gasoline-powered cars.
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