The answer with these values
The import costs less
10,000 €lower cost over 3 years
Purchase and selected repairs
At 2,500 km/month, the European RWD reaches the 160,000 km battery and drive-unit limit in about two months. The table assumes one €5,950 repair for each car: €38,950 for the EU car versus €28,950 for the import. A separate “only the import needs repair” check leaves €4,050 compared with buying the EU car for €33,000 without a repair.
EU Tesla
Comparison38,950 €
over 3 years
US/Canadian Tesla
✓ Lower cost28,950 €
over 3 years
- Planned annual distance
- 30,000 km/year
Talk the numbers over with a friend.
Where does the difference come from?
| Item | EU Tesla | US/Canadian Tesla |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase | 33,000 € | 23,000 € |
| Electricity | Not included | Not included |
| Other included costs | Not included | Not included |
| Repairs — low estimate | 5,950 € | 5,950 € |
| Less resale value | Not included | Not included |
| Total | 38,950 € | 28,950 € |
How much of the discount remains?
- Purchase discount
- 10,000 €
- Repair allowance
- 5,950 €
- Remaining after the selected repair
- 4,050 €
This is the discount minus the import’s repair. The overall comparison above applies each car’s own repair assumptions.
What could change the answer?
The EU car’s basic warranty is already expired in this example. After the remaining battery/drive coverage ends, either car may need a paid repair. Transport, diagnosis, downtime, other faults and resale are outside this purchase-and-repair comparison. A battery repair does not make the entire car new.
This is a budget check, not a failure probability. A repair does not make the whole car new.
Warranty over this period
EU Tesla
General warranty
4 years / 80,000 kmEstimated end – 2025-12-31
At the end of the period: Beyond time or mileage limit
EU Tesla
Battery / drivetrain
8 years / 160,000 kmEstimated end
At the end of the period: Beyond time or mileage limit
US/Canadian Tesla
General warranty
Not valid in EuropeAt the end of the period: Not valid in Europe
US/Canadian Tesla
Battery / drivetrain
Not valid in EuropeAt the end of the period: Not valid in Europe
Input values
Driving and energy
- Comparison period
- 3 years
- Annual driving
- 30,000 km/year
- Monthly driving
- 2,500 km
- EU purchase price
- 33,000 €
- Import purchase price
- 23,000 €
EU Tesla
- Current mileage
- 155,000 km
- First use
- 2,021
- Annual additional costs
- 2,918.3 €/year
- Estimated sale after 5 years
- 15,000 €
- Estimated sale after 10 years
- 7,500 €
Imported Tesla
- Current mileage
- 120,000 km
- First use
- 2,021
- Annual additional costs
- 2,918.3 €/year
- Estimated sale after 5 years
- 15,000 €
- Estimated sale after 10 years
- 7,500 €
- Planned annual distance
- 30,000 km/year
- Illustrative road-ready offers: EU €33,000 and US/Canada €23,000. These are the owner’s comparison budgets, not independently verified market averages.
- Both Model 3 RWD cars first used in 2021; EU car at 155,000 km with confirmed regional eligibility, import at 120,000 km without European manufacturer cover.
- 2,500 km/month over three years. Tesla’s battery/drive limit for the selected RWD is eight years or 160,000 km, whichever comes first. Confirm the original vehicle warranty.
- €5,950 is the displayed Model 3/Y battery-repair reference from EV Clinic Berlin, subject to a specific quote. It is a repair budget, not a new battery or a measured failure risk.
- One repair per car at the end of the three-year period, after warranty expiry. This is a budget stress test if a failure happens, not a prediction that both cars will fail.
How does this compare with public data?
These references put the saved assumptions in context. They do not replace a personal quote or measurements from your car.
Workshop reference
A repair is not a new battery
- Allowance in this scenario
- 5,950 €
- Saved repair reference
- 5,950 €
EV Clinic Berlin publishes a repair reference. A diagnosis determines the quote; this is not a price for a new replacement pack.
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Prices and results stay pinned to this revision. New tariffs or data require another review of the example.
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