# Does the warranty on a Tesla from the USA or Canada apply in Bulgaria?

A recurring Tesla question from Bulgarian groups, with a stored short answer and sources.

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## My answer

After import from the USA or Canada, there is no local factory warranty. The price can make that risk worthwhile to me: a €9,000–€10,000 difference leaves room for repairs, potentially at independent workshops with shorter waits. I have seen claims about repairing individual battery modules or cells for much less than replacing a pack. I plan to investigate them. My initial understanding was that Tesla replaces a failed battery with a refurbished one with up to 80% life; the clarification below is important.

I have collected the details and sources in [the full article with 13 questions about a US Tesla](https://usateslata.com/en/updates/tesla-ot-sasht-v-bulgaria-vaprosi-otgovori-zarezhdane-garantsia-farove#warranty).

## AI assessment

As of 2026-11-04

Tesla’s service manual states that **the factory warranty applies in the original purchase region**. Tesla may service a North American car in Europe, but out-of-region repairs are at the owner’s expense. Tesla’s Unsupported Vehicle policy also describes the loss of limited vehicle warranties.

**There is no general rule that every replacement Tesla battery has “up to 80% life”.** Tesla’s published battery warranties commonly specify a minimum **70% capacity retention within the relevant warranty period**. This is a warranty condition, **not a specification for every refurbished or replacement pack**. Whether a module or cell repair is possible depends on battery design, the fault and high-voltage safety; a specialist workshop must assess it.

Any purchase-price saving needs to be weighed against possible battery, electronics and collision repairs and the risk of losing Supercharger access.

*Sources: [Tesla Model Y Service Manual, Warranty Service Regions](https://service.tesla.com/docs/ModelY/ServiceManual/en-us/GUID-79439358-6EA3-41C7-8248-3EA265999208.html) · [Tesla, Vehicle Warranty](https://www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-warranty) · [Tesla, Unsupported Vehicle Policy](https://www.tesla.com/legal/additional-resources).*

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