2024–2025 2nd generation ('Highland' refresh)
2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 Factory Maintenance Schedule
The factory maintenance schedule for the 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 covering every service through 50,000 miles. Exactly what is due at each interval, and where severe-service conditions change it.
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2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 maintenance schedule
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- Rotate tires (or at 2/32 in tread-depth difference). Note: Performance's staggered setup can only rotate side-to-side within an axle with non-directional tires
- Check pressures against the 42 psi placard
12,500 miles / 12 months
- Clean and lubricate brake calipers (only in regions where roads are salted in winter)
25,000 miles / 24 months
- Replace both cabin air filters
50,000 miles / 48 months
- Brake fluid health check, replace only if contaminated
Condition-based schedule; months column is Tesla's official interval and mileages assume ~12,500 mi/year. Heat-pump cars (all Highlands) have no A/C desiccant replacement requirement. HEPA filter (if fitted): every 3 years.
Which Tesla Model 3 model years does this cover?
These service schedule 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 service schedule: common questions
How often does a 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3 need servicing?
- The first scheduled visit is at 6,250 miles, and the pattern repeats from there.
Does severe service change the schedule for a 2024–2025 Tesla Model 3?
- Condition-based schedule; months column is Tesla's official interval and mileages assume ~12,500 mi/year. Heat-pump cars (all Highlands) have no A/C desiccant replacement requirement. HEPA filter (if fitted): every 3 years.
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)