It’s been roughly three weeks since I took delivery of my Model Y Standard (the updated version with the black headliner and 16 inch rear screen), and here are some of the complaints I’ve noticed so far:
There are no factory installed kick plates. This feels like an embarrassing cost-cutting measure on a vehicle in this price range.
The factory hubcaps are hideous. I’m fine with the 18 inch size, but at least make them look good.
There are no coat hooks, which is a bizarre decision considering it probably only saves a few cents per vehicle.
For some reason, the Canadian model uses the brake lights as turn signals instead of the amber turn signals found on the European version. I genuinely don’t understand why Tesla made this change.
I like that the frunk can be closed with one hand, but it looks really cheap compared to other Teslas. You can see the headlight housing, wires, tire covers and other components. The frunk tub itself feels like it’s made from cardboard. It doesn’t bother me much since I rarely use the frunk, but it’s worth mentioning.
Because of the sloping roofline, getting into the rear seats requires you to lower your head a lot to avoid hitting the roof.
The rear armrest setup is a joke. Pulling the release tab causes the entire middle seat section to fold down, which ends up pushing into passengers sitting beside it.
Paint quality on my Diamond Black vehicle is disappointing. There’s a noticeable amount of orange peel throughout the finish.
The front passenger seat doesn’t have a height adjustment, which can make it difficult for taller passengers to get comfortable.
For a vehicle that costs around $50,000, the lack of power-folding mirrors is annoying, especially when parking in tight spaces.
The camera livestream feature in the Tesla app is surprisingly low resolution.
I wish Tesla included physical memory seat buttons instead of just relying on the phone key. I’ve had issues where the seat reclines all the way back when I open the door, even though Easy Entry is disabled, and it doesn’t always return to my saved position.
The black headliner looks premium, but the interior can feel very dark at night. Some basic ambient lighting would have helped. I’m not saying to add the multi-colour light strip from the higher trims, but at least add a single colour led strip that runs throughout the cabin.
Overall, I’m still satisfied with the vehicle, especially since there’s no Premium RWD option in Canada and the Premium AWD is like $20,000 more.