2024–2025 2nd generation ('Highland' refresh)
2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 Oil Type and Capacity
The 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 is fully electric and takes no engine oil. Here is what actually needs servicing instead, and on what schedule.
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The 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 is fully electric. It has no engine oil and never needs an oil change. The gear-reduction drive unit uses a lifetime-fill lubricant that is not scheduled for replacement.
What maintenance replaces oil changes on the 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3?
- Tire rotations. EVs are heavy and torquey, so tires wear faster than on gas cars.
- Cabin air filter replacement on the factory schedule.
- Brake fluid checks. Regenerative braking means pads last a long time, but fluid still ages.
- Coolant for the battery/drive-unit thermal system is long-life and generally not owner-serviced.
Electric vehicle, no engine oil. Reduction gearbox fluid is lifetime-fill.
Which Tesla Model 3 model years does this cover?
These oil specifications apply to every Tesla Model 3 built from 2024 through 2025 — the 2nd generation ('Highland' refresh), compact ev sedan (refreshed body, chassis, and interior). Nothing in this specification changes between those model years. Pick your year for the engines it offered, what changed that year, and the problems recorded against it.
What changed during the 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3
- 2024Highland launch (US orders Jan 2024): new fascias, ride-tuned suspension, quieter cabin with acoustic glass, stalk-less interior (turn signals on wheel buttons), ventilated front seats, rear touchscreen. RWD and Long Range AWD at launch; Performance ('Ludicrous') arrived April 2024 with 510 hp and staggered 20-in wheels
- 2025Long Range RWD (363 mi) joins the lineup; front bumper camera and other running changes appear on later builds
2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 oil: common questions
Does the 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 need engine oil?
- No. The 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 is fully electric. There is no combustion engine, no oil pan, and no oil filter, so there is no oil change interval to keep. The gearbox uses a sealed lubricant that is not part of routine maintenance.
Sources
- Tesla Support, Vehicle Maintenance (Model 3 intervals: cabin filter 2 yr, brake fluid 4 yr, rotation 6,250 mi, no desiccant for heat-pump cars)
- Wheel-Size.com, 2024 Tesla Model 3 OE fitments and 42 psi pressures
- Mavis, 2025 Model 3 Performance staggered OE sizes (235/35R20 front, 275/30R20 rear)
- NHTSA Part 573 report, recall 25V-002 (vehicle computer / rearview camera)
- NHTSA Part 573 report, recall 24V-376 (seat belt reminder)
- NHTSA Part 573 report, recall 24V-935 (TPMS warning light)
- Tesla Shop. Model 3 wiper blade (fits all Model 3 years)
- Tesla DIY Guide, Replacing Cabin Filters (procedure shared with pre-Highland cars)
- Wikipedia, Tesla Model 3 (Highland launch timing, curb weights, EPA ranges)