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Tesla has its problems (between 2019 and 2024 the auto headlights and auto wipers were borderline unusable, now they are merely tolerable, and autopilot is a whole story on it's own), but maintenance is not one of Tesla's issues.

Useable, human-readable errors in the app/touch screen (the car self diagnosed it's 12V battery problem and told me to call a tech) and mobile service is just an awesome experience.

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Yeah people love to hate on Tesla and always point out the maintenance issues. But from the reports I have seen, Tesla is indeed one of the companies with the worst record in terms of number of incidents requiring maintenance, but among the cheapest, if not the cheapest in cumulative amount spent on maintenance.

I feel like if these report included the price and severity instead of just the frequency of the maintenance it would paint quite a different picture.

Except if a car was reliable it shouldn’t have errors at least until at least being 10 years old (the 12V battery is an exception because it has a smaller lifespan than the car). I never had a check engine light on my previous car during 10 years of ownership, I’m worried about consumers getting used to a new normal of low quality.

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