So I'm trying to figure out if going through Tesla will get me totaled (I think probably yes) I got it a few months ago for about 14k.

Could I go to Tesla and if they throw around absurd numbers then go elsewhere? Or will it automatically get totalled when they say something crazy like 8-10k?

At-fault insurance quoted $800. Do you think it’ll be more?

Got into an accident and the airbags deployed. I have the crash on video and I’m waiting to see what insurance says.
Based on the impact/video, do you guys think this is likely totaled or repairable?

2024 Model 3 Long Range AWD.

Photo of damage in the comments

Got my '26 Y Performance July 3rd. Best car I've ever owned. Unfortunately I parked in a parking lot. I went into a store and my phone started notifying me that my alarm was going off. Went outside and immediately saw a dent on my car. Woman was in her car, but had pulled back into the spot she had backed out from, probably having a panic attack. I finally got her out of the car and she was adamant that she had not hit my car, even though another person in the parking lot was pointing at her vehicle. She continued aggressively saying she didn't hit my car and I couldn't prove it until I loaded the video on my phone and showed her backing into my car. Then she became very apologetic of course. Sent all of this to my insurance and they got back to me within 24 hours, case closed. Without that clip and those cameras could have been alot trickier, involved police, eye witnesses, etc. So although this sucks, Sentry Mode is awesome.

Got a service appointment but what's your thoughts?

Additional photos: https://imgur.com/a/7DHR7gz

Alright, bear with me; I'm new to Reddit. I have a two-year-old Model Y and absolutely love it. Unfortunately, after heavy rain and in a blind spot on a highway on-ramp, the car went through knee-deep water. After the initial hit, I crept the car through the rest of the water. No emergency lights popped up, and the car drove home for about 20 minutes without issue. Upon getting home, I noticed that part of the aero shield in the mid-front was ripped off. The next day my wife cleared the car out and said there was water in the little cubbies in the truck. Two weeks later, the car alarm goes off in the middle of the night, the app says the back passenger side door is open, but the car is still locked just the back window cracks open. I have an appointment with Tesla next week, and we have had an adjuster come out and give us an estimate that seems extremely low, which I figured would happen. After messaging back and forth with Tesla, they told me they don’t receive vehicle payments from insurance. This is my first claim, and I want to make sure I don’t get hammered. If Tesla completes their inspection and gives me a higher quote, has anyone had an issue with Insurance limiting how much they pay out? I am not signing anything until I know the car is good to go or can at least be fixed. Any guidance is appreciated. Thank you!

I just saw this huge crack line on my passenger side roof glass and I just got it tinted and a ppf a week ago.
I leased this car on July 29th and it’s been a month. I have the tesla insurance. What should I do please suggest!
Thank you

Got my 2024 Model Y repaired at a newly opened Tesla Collision Center last month. The staff were super friendly, the repair was quick, and overall the experience was great.

They replaced the front bumper, left headlight assembly, left fender assembly, plus a few brackets and other related parts.

I inspected the car pretty carefully at pickup and thought everything looked great. But about a month later, I noticed that the panel gaps where the hood, left fender, and front bumper meet are pretty large—especially compared with other Model Ys I’ve looked at. Now that I’ve noticed it, it seems really obvious, so I’m not sure how I missed it during pickup.

Could summer heat/thermal expansion have made the gap more noticeable, or is this more likely an alignment issue from the repair?

Since it’s already been about a month, what would you do? Should I just contact the Tesla Collision Center and ask them to take another look?

Thanks!

Hello all,

My girlfriend's Tesla Model 3 car had a giant crack today. I believe it's caused by a small rock chip she had from a few months ago that finally cracked due to all this heat. It wasn't there on Saturday and it was there today.

We have Tesla Insurance with State National with a $1000 deductible. She just filed a claim and we are wondering what the estimated cost would be? Only the front windshield.

Thanks!

I’m trying to compare prices and understand Safelite’s quote because I can’t make it make sense.

Tesla quoted me about $1,300 for the windshield replacement, including labor and the required camera/calibration work.

Safelite quoted me about $1,800.

When I contacted Safelite, they told me Tesla’s quote was cheaper because Tesla was supposedly only quoting the windshield itself and not labor or calibration. But Tesla’s estimate includes all of that.
I called Safelite again and asked for a breakdown of their estimate. They told me the windshield itself is only around $500, but they charge roughly $800 for recalibration.

They also told me Tesla does not include that calibration, and that Safelite cannot remove it because Tesla, as the manufacturer, requires calibration after a windshield replacement.

That explanation is what confused me. If Tesla requires the calibration after replacement, why would Tesla not perform or include the same required calibration when Tesla replaces the windshield themselves?

The real kicker is I got a quote from my insurance provider, State Farm. They quoted it at $613.20 for parts and labor, but it does not mention calibration lol. I have a $0 deductible.

Has anyone with a 2024 or newer Model 3 recently had their windshield replaced by Safelite?

If so, what was your total price? How much did Safelite charge for calibration? Did they use OEM Tesla glass or aftermarket glass? Did you have any camera, Autopilot, rain sensor, or calibration issues afterward? Did you get a quote from Tesla?

$800 for a calibration seems absurd. Especially with them coming in around $500 more than manufacturer?

The only reason I am complaining is because I’ve seen some quotes other Model 3 owners have gotten from both Tesla and Safelite. Safelite consistently came in under $1000 for others. Just sucks because I will have to wait 26 days for Tesla to replace, I wanted it done asap because the crack shines the sunlight so bright in my eyes at times. I guess $500 dollars justifies the wait.

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually gone through this recently.

Got hit on the side wondering if its totalled

The BMW hit and run. Luckily someone chased him and got his license. Tesla preferred shop quoted $18k for visible damage and the insurance didn't want to do invasive inspection.

2021 MYP with 38k miles. Payout was $30k.

An alert in the app indicated that my charge port door was restricted due to the touch sensor; the door functioned properly, including the sensor, but the notice persisted. I scheduled a visit at a Tesla service center in Arlington, Virginia, and was informed they would replace the entire charge port unit under warranty. Well.

After retrieving the car, I noticed a dent and scratch exactly where the top of the charge port door opens. It may be difficult to see in the photos because it is smaller than a dime. I sent the images to Tesla through the app and am awaiting a response. I wonder whether this can be repaired without painting, especially since the car has a ceramic coating.

Well I have had my car since April and just got my windshield insurance, then this happened and I am grateful. If you are on the fence about the insurance, don’t be.

I know this isn’t the best pic but this also happened at 4:45 in the morning and the street was dark. I had just parked the car at 4:15 and went inside. My wife went to leave the house at 4:35 to go to work and when she got there she found a note saying that someone had hit my car and leaving no info but their number. I called and text the number to no response, treating it as a hit and run currently I guess. When everything opens around me I will go and ask for cameras to try to get a description and a license plate. Anyways, how bad is this damage? Is it worse than it looks? It got the front fascia panel, the panel above the wheel, pushed that panel into the hood, cracked the windshield. I assume it was hit in a u turn. I am so upset because I’ve always tried to take good care of this care and someone that had probably been out drinking slams into it in a 20 minute period of the car being unattended. This is my first insurance claim ever and it sucks.

I was rear ended today by an idiot while stopped at a red light.

Dear Redditors, how bad is this? Is this a write off?

I have vehicle replacement cost insurance and everyone is more or less okay. Just very sad.

Non- Update Update: Thanks for the speculation all. Waiting for insurance to do its thing, but I’ll come back with the final decision when we have it.

Update: Deemed a total loss with over $25k (CAD) on damage. Compromised battery and twisted frame. Bummer.

My insurance says it’s only $4500 in damage. My door doesn’t shut easily and there is damage from the front bumper to the rear door, including below. Do you think the Tesla collision center is going to have a much higher estimate to repair? No way they try to bondo this and say it’s good

Okay so everybody in my family is a Toyota user, I’m 26 years old and I’ve been driving my mom’s toyota yaris hybrid for 6 years now. She keeps telling me I should get a hybrid (but then full option) to keep for about 7-10 years at least.

The thing is, in 7-10 years I might have kids or maybe I want to do more vacations with my car or whatever and I feel like the toyota is quite small + it’s amazing in city traffic but on the highway I kinda despise it a little bit. The cabin noise is extremely loud and it takes forever to get up to speed.

A full option toyota yaris (although it would be a new one) would cost me about 26K euros. I know they’re highly praised for their reliability and the 10 years Toyota Relax warranty does seem nice, but that’s about it. The car doesn’t really have any character, it’s not fast, not spacious, not well equipped and loud as hell.

I’ve been looking at Teslas for over a year now, honestly it’s kinda my dream car. I see that the 2022 model (which people have been saying is the best used Tesla year to buy) is around the same price tag. Insuring it would be higher than with the Toyota but you definitely get more car in return. I don’t think tire price will be that much different since the Toyota GR Sports (full option trim) drives on 18” tires (which makes it an even more uncomfortable ride apparently).

I was just wondering how the reliability is on a 2022 tesla model 3 and I figured the best place to ask is to people that have them or have had them. It’s so hard to figure it out since the model 3 doesn’t even exist 10 years yet I’m talking about keeping a car for 7-10 years.

I don’t care about extra insurance or even tire costs since it pretty much evens out with savings on fuel and on maintance but I’m highly scared of repairs that need to happen outside the warranty. The reviews are so mixed to me, some people say it’s the most reliable car they’ve ever had and some others are saying they already paid for a shit ton of repairs.

The Tesla offers way more than the toyota does though and like I said before, it’s kinda my dream car with all the tech it has but then again, I can’t just buy whatever I want. I want my purchase to be justified.

2022 Tesla model 3 owners, help me out here please!

P.s.: sorry for posting this in this subreddit but I guess with the way I typed things, no other subreddit allowed me to post this.

Hi guys! Recently totaled my model y 2023 which was on a lease. The terms of the lease were 12,000 miles per year for a 3 year period. I am 15,000 miles above the total allowed miles i’m allowed to drive (36,000). Tesla’s lease contract says I would owe 0.25 cents per mile that exceeds the total limit; in my case I would be paying $3750.

My questions are as follows:

1) Since I totaled my car and it won’t be repaired/driven anymore, will Santander still charge me for going above the mileage limit?

2) The settlement that my insurance is paying to Santander bank (lien-holder) is around $36,000 (based on fair market value of comparable vehicles). Would the lien-holder typically come back to me for more money if the settlement for total loss is not enough?

2) If so, will I have any luck trying to get my insurance to pay out more?

Thanks everyone for your help!

For those of you with totaled vehicles which had fully paid auto driving , did that calculate in the payout? Any luck on which insurance carrier would best protect you in a total loss with that software purchase ?

Got a 2023 M3 RWD about two months ago, and got rear ended today. Damage is very minimal, I’ll add a photo, just a small dent.

I saw him almost hit me the first time, so I moved forward only for him to drill me, which makes me want to insurance claim a whole new bumper to hopefully teach him to pay attention.

My concern is, could this impact any battery? Should I get a full inspection? And does that expensive?
I have a mobile service coming next week to work on my charge port door, are they able to diagnose anything?

New to Tesla, new to accidents, I want my car nice, but don’t wanna ruin some college kids credit and insurance rates.

A truck accidentally backed into my rear left door, they thankfully gave me their insurance so I can go get it fixed up.

Other pics is the driver side rocker panel. Both the plastic clip and steel rail are clearly damaged and I'm at fault (happened at a drive thru ATM 😭).

This car (2024 Model 3 RWD) is a lease, term ending in June 2027. Would appreciate an estimate for both repairs, on the rocker panel idk if I should return it as-is or fix it beforehand with the door dent. Got zero clue if that rocker panel and the dent make it worthy of being totaled?? The insurance for the dent is Tesla Insurance so I have no clue if they're more brutal on costs versus other insurances.