The Tesla Model 3 may be a hit with consumers but professional reviewers aren’t too impressed with the new mass market model. In fact, critics are downright appalled by the vehicle’s build despite many owners espousing the opposite.
As the company approaches 10,000 vehicle milestone, some electric vehicle publications believe a reality check is in order. A recent article from Green Car Reports clearly didn’t hold back with a title bluntly calling the Model 3 “terrible.”
According to the publication, the build quality of the vehicle they tested back in February was, in a word, appalling. Their verdict was that while the vehicle worked largely as intended, its build quality is perhaps the worst seen on any new car from any maker over the last 10 years.
They highlighted the failings of the Tesla Model 3 in nine bullet points. These include misaligned body panels, widely varying gaps between panel edges, headlights protruding above panels in some places, sunken below them in others, and glove box door that didn’t sit square in its opening.
Sadly, this is far from an isolated case as other publications seem to agree with Green Car’s review. A review posted by Edmunds in the Los Angeles Times echoed the same verdict calling out the Model 3’s lack of refinement.
“Tesla’s scramble to increase its Model 3 production seems to have adversely affected Model 3 build quality,” the report…
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