Tesla Talk 2

If they replace ACC with a system which flip-flops from edge of lane to edge of lane on new cars which is legal in an effort to stimulate subscription take up then sales will suffer in Europe.

Service every 2 years, not annual on an ID. At least it was originally.

You are correct. It used to be possible to do the first test 6 months early but not anymore. Now it's 90 days.

"A first-time National Car Test (NCT) in Ireland can be booked and completed up to 90 days before the due date (the 4th anniversary of registration) to maintain the original 2-year renewal cycle. While older rules allowed up to 6 months, current regulations generally favor the 90-day window."

Some additional failure data coming from the Nordics for their equivalent to the NCT

https://www.torquenews.com/18004/almost-half-tesla-model-ys-fail-mandatory-inspection-denmark-and-norway-says-european-tesla

50% is bad no matter how you look at it.

Seems to be suspension related and we had that ourselves. Tesla need to further improve their MY suspension, I think they've cut a corner or underestimated the wear level.

On the old Model Y presumably?

When do you consider the changeover from old to new?

The Model Y's in Ireland have these suspension issues. Maybe they addressed it in 2024/2025 but 2023 definitely has the issue and the 2023 model was supposed to be the "improved suspension" at the time.

But to put things into perspective: of course all of those issues will have been fixed for free by Tesla under warranty.

Not necessarily. If the issue doesnt arise until you go to get the car tested you are out of warranty at that point.

Not necessarily. If the issue doesnt arise until you go to get the car tested you are out of warranty at that point.

For that reason I am getting my NCT test done this evening. Still have 4 weeks full warranty remaining.

but the RWD Model Ys sold in Ireland in 2023 and 2024 have perfectly adequate and comfortable suspension for the environment in which they are used.

I'm going to partially disagree with you….

"comfortable"… its somewhat comfortable but still a little harsh/crashy in my view… each to their own.

"adequate"… i dont think so. It might be ok for alot of people, but not all. If you are doing low mileage on good roads it might seem perfectly fine…. clock up 20-30k a year on rural roads and you might have a different experience. I did. The suspension was not up to the job and had to get repaired(was suffering at about 50k km's, replaced at ~70k kms).

I doubt everyone is doing that. Those in the know, should. Most MY owners are not on Boards to get that nugget of information. In our case we could hear the issue so we booked it in.

Also, it will, of course, be mileage and road dependent so you could very well get a clean bill of health upto 80k km's and then it fails after that. Its not hard to run out of warranty and still have another 1-2 years to go before the NCT.

I agree on that last line, if you're using the car as it was intended you'll most likely run out of warranty long before the NCT.

There have been a few lemon cars notified on here over the last 2.5 years. Niggly little things, cabin rattles, seat vibrations, suspension squeaks - what we'd call Friday afternoon cars. I guess all manufacturers have them.

Crossing the country weekly and hitting my fair share of L-roads I can happily say I wouldn't change it out for anything else. The MY is a superb long distance traveller.

With new model I mean the Juniper model, not the old one. I believe it got a completely new suspension. The old suspension was the single worst aspect that came out of reviews at the time, although in a quick test drive it didn't bother me personally

And you are not too late. First NCT is due after 4 years, so you book it in for 3 months early, to get 2 years and 3 months test. If it fails, you have 3 months left to get it fixed for free under warranty (and enjoy that free loaner, with a bit of luck a high end Model X or Model S)

Wheels could be the aero covers installed for example as they hide the wheel nuts from view.

With new model I mean the Juniper model, not the old one.

That would be from 2025+?

So, all the cars sold in 2023 and 2024 could have issues. Thats alot of cars to just dismiss and say its fixed now! 😉

And you are not too late. First NCT is due after 4 years, so you book it in for 3 months early, to get 2 years and 3 months test. If it fails, you have 3 months left to get it fixed for free under warranty

You've missed the point. The warranty isnt just age, its also mileage. Its easy to hit 80k km's long before NCT is due and possibly before the suspension starts acting up.

I'd also wonder, could the new Juniper suspension be improved in terms of ride quality but could still have the early wearing issues. No one knows that yet as those cars are only a year old, so only time will tell there.

Very few Model Y in Ireland would have done 80k km in 3 years and 9 months.

If you are city dweller, maybe yes. Outside that, in a family SUV, not at all hard to hit 80k well ahead of that timeframe. Regardless, you shouldnt just dismiss those people even if they are in the minority.

And like I said, it may not be bad enough to fail an NCT at the 4yr mark but then need replacing later at significant expense. The point is, it shouldnt need replacing at all unless there are multiples of that mileage on it. Its under spec'd for the weight of the car it seems.

Either complain about unusual noise or just book an inspection with Tesla. They'll waive the cost if work is needed.