FatherTo1
Active Member
OP, I read many of the common problems too before we bought our Model S. The common ones were leaky roof, yellowing screen, door handles, and drive unit. However, those problems were mostly with earlier model years. 2015+ cars had many of those issues resolved by redesigned door handles, option of all-glass roof, and redesigned bearings in the drive units.
Test drive an early used Model S and then test drive a 2018 or 2019 -- you will easily notice the improvements over time. The Model 3 and Model S are phenomenal cars (the Model X, not so much...we went from S to X and back to S after many test drives). Although free Supercharging was removed from Teslas own used inventory cars, you still get a renewed 4yr/50K mile or 2yr/up-to-100K-mile warranty if you buy used direct from Tesla, and the 8yr/unlimited-mile warranty is still good on the battery and drive units. We went from a reliable Lexus to the Model S and no regrets. Good luck on your search.
Test drive an early used Model S and then test drive a 2018 or 2019 -- you will easily notice the improvements over time. The Model 3 and Model S are phenomenal cars (the Model X, not so much...we went from S to X and back to S after many test drives). Although free Supercharging was removed from Teslas own used inventory cars, you still get a renewed 4yr/50K mile or 2yr/up-to-100K-mile warranty if you buy used direct from Tesla, and the 8yr/unlimited-mile warranty is still good on the battery and drive units. We went from a reliable Lexus to the Model S and no regrets. Good luck on your search.