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Tesla Parts and Maintenance Specifications

Which oil, which battery, which tyres, what is due at each interval, and what tends to break. Pick a model to see specifications by generation, then narrow to your exact year.

Tesla models we cover

Tesla specifications at a glance

Current-generation figures for every Tesla we cover. Specifications are set by generation, so older model years may differ, each model page breaks them out generation by generation.

ModelYearsEngine oilBatteryTyre size
Model 320172025None (electric)Group 16V Li-ion low-voltage battery (Tesla proprietary, 15.5 V / 6.9 Ah)235/45R18
Model Y20202025None (electric)Group Tesla proprietary ~15.5–16V lithium-ion low-voltage battery255/45R19

How we verify Tesla specifications

Every figure on these 2 nameplates is checked against owner’s manuals, Tesla service documentation, and NHTSA recall and complaint records, then labelled with how confident we are in it. Where a specification is safety-relevant and we could not confirm it to that standard, the page says so rather than guessing. Problems and recalls are attributed to the model years they actually affect, so a page tells you whether an issue applies to your car rather than to the generation in general.