Daily annoyances of a Model 3

I find the road noise in my 23 RWD to be god awful. Drive me crazy bad. On 19” wheels.

The only downside is I can never go back to an ICE car!

Rattles, especially one that is well known on the subreddit (drivers side dash rattle) and then when you bring it to the SC, they say it's irreproducable and treat you like you're crazy when it's a well known manufacturing/design flaw.

The auto wipers behave like a raccoon after a cocaine binge.

My daily annoyance is I don't get to use the heated steering wheel I paid for cause FSD does a great job. In all seriousness I need a spot for my sunglasses. There's no overhead sunglasses holder which is a VERY SLIGHT annoyance. Auto wipers kinda sucks NGL, it always goes way too fast and slows down too late. It's by far the worst one I've ever experienced. On a side note this probably don't apply to most but I do live in an apartment and it's a slight inconvenience to have to find charging. I am however a geek and hunting for cheap charging is somewhat fun to me, and I don't ever mind waiting at a charger for 20-30 min playing with my infotainment system to pass the time. (I know im weird) Also do note this is a midsized/compact sedan, putting stuff diagonally to fit personally is not an annoyance and should be somewhat expected when buying a smaller car.

Annoyances… it’s slow to open the glove box by finding the icon a screen deep in the menu. And they’re moved the icon a couple of times too. The auto rain sensing wipers always seem to be too fast. On the older ones (idk what year you’re getting) the center console design kind of sucked and you could lose a bowling ball down inside of it. So you had to get aftermarket bins and such for it. You can’t turn off the front passenger seat belt dinger (my dog likes to ride up there). That’s about all I can think of right now

My LR AWD is honestly the best daily driver and I struggle constantly to fault it. Minor things - The rear windscreen takes quite a while to defog in icy conditions - The cameras get dirty often Nope that's about all I can think of

What year M3? Makes a huge difference. I have a 2019 M3 LR AWD and I find the seats to be a bit uncomfortable. But my teen driver has no issue with them. The Highland M3 refresh models have much more comfortable and nicer seats/interior, IMO. Also, the ride is a bit stiff on 19" wheels with the older M3 models. Back seat is quite small as well for passengers leg room. Overall ride quality in the Highland models is much improved. I'm honestly surprised how much cargo we can fit into the M3 trunk space.

Well to be fair the golf bag example you provided isn’t a fault of it being a Tesla, it’s just a sedan. Other sedans would run into the same problem. There aren’t many big annoyances but some off the top of my head: - Doors. Having to teach people how to use the doors every time someone new is in the car is annoying - Auto wipers. Still pretty bad in 2025 - Navigation. Weird directions. Non existent u-turns, doesn’t map my apartment complex correctly. Worse with the FSD 14 update for some reason Other than that everything about this car really is quite amazing. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. Annoyances are annoying, but certainly don’t break the car for me

24 rwd (still like the car a lot): 1. Potential rattles/creaks and other minor annoyances 2. Paint quality and how easily rock chips occur 3. Tire wear (varies on how you drive but the car is fun to accelerate with) 4. Auto wipers is not useable 5. Tesla navigation at times does silly things 6. If you sit a bit higher in your seat near the roof under sunlight it does start to get really hot

driving on the freeway in my 2021 model 3 with the windows "closed" is almost identical to driving with them open. tesla has never been able to resolve this situation and after 75k miles, I've gotten used to it.

You can program it to open when you push the left scroller button

The glovebox was annoying at first but now i just hit the mic button and say open glove box and its open before I reach over to it.

I have a 24 M3, I'm not a fan of getting rid of the turn signal stalk. One year later, yes I'm used to it but it's still not better than having a turn signal stalk, probably why it's back. I also don't like the button assigned to skip to next song/forward. I tend to hover my finger around there and it's by the turn signal buttons and I keep triggering a message that my finger has been in that area too long. I forget the exact wording but it's due to me putting light pressure on the turn signal buttons I guess. When using autopilot, doing things that like changing certain settings for AC/sound settings/etc I get messages to pay attention to the road way too early. I mean it would be easier to have buttons somewhere to control this kind of stuff so I don't have to look at the screen and make sure I'm pressing the right area on the screen. When I use wiper fluid it sprays from the wiper itself so it carries some of it to my driver's side window. Dumb. These are small things like you asked, obviously no deal breakers, the car is great overall. Oh yeah and the door handles suck.

I’ve had my M3LR for a month now, but I think it’s probably the same. Having a phone holder/wireless charger is cool and all, but i hate the angle of the holder, and how narrow it is (for me anyway). I want to use a faster charging usb c cord it can’t fit in that little space, and the phone just basically hangs on by a thread. I have an iPhone 17 pro max for reference. So, I’ve just resorted to getting a magnetic phone holder. The glove box is basically nonexistent and narrow, and you practically have to pry it open (I think this was a factory defect that they acknowledge). And they picked the worst place to put the sentry mode usb, and my hands have to squeeze through. I wouldn’t use it for any type of storage anyway. It’s an annoyance for me, but I can’t find a comfortable seating position, no matter which setting I choose on the lumbar adjustment. So, it does mess with my sciatica eventually. With the presence of my other ICE cars, I can never go back to a gas car due to how it rides and handles, and the absence of turning stalks is so awkward because I’m still used to searching for a gear shifter. Then changing to my other cars feels weird because I’ll press on the gas and I’m not going anywhere lol. And FSD is a game changer for commutes.

I immediately bought a larger cupholder extension for mine because I knew that would drive me crazy. They aren’t wide enough. In general though I feel so lucky to have this car because I wasn’t even that sold on the idea, but I felt like it was the best option and now I’m just really so thrilled to have it.

I need to make a list of basic commands I need

Yeah I've only ever owned sedans and all have the issue with golf bags like you've said.

I recommend getting one of those underscreen drawers for them, I keep all kinds of things tucked up under my screen, was like $50 on aliexpress

The wireless charging rest on the Highland gets hot quickly, which can slow down the charging speed of your phone.

You need to add wiper fluid yourself way too often.

Bought a 2019 new and still love. Like my wife's model y better though

Best car I’ve ever owned by a mile. Auto wipers coming on far too aggressively in situations they really shouldn’t is the biggest one. And honestly, I sort of hate the phone key thing. It’s too useful to not have the app set up for other reasons but I find since I keep my wallet in my back pocket I need to butt-check things like the trunk, and if you happen to forget a phone in the car that is a key, the car broadcasts that it is unlocked (side view mirrors stay “out”) which means anyone savvy to it can easily make off with your phone or both your phone and car. Separate from that it makes forgetting any other keys you might need that much easier to do since that won’t prevent you from driving away.

You can just use voice commands and say “Open Glove Box”

minor annoyance. The new model 3 steering wheel has stitching on the backside where my fingers sit and it’s kind of scratchy. Especially in the winter with dry skin. Wasn’t like that on my last model 3 (2023 pre-highland).

Highland or older?

Model S can take a golf bag straight across. Not really a sedan, but kinda. It's a real boat though.

I’ve never seen a worse set of auto windshield wipers before.

22

I've had my Model 3 for almost half a year now, and at first my biggest annoyance was that there's no physical button for the frunk. Now that I've gotten used to opening it before stepping out of the car or through the permanent notification on my phone, it's less annoying (and a miniscule issue to begin with). Now that the winter bs started here, my new daily annoyance is the rear camera. It gets dirty immediately when I drive off, and then reversing is a blurry mess until I wipe it. It wipes of really easily, but having to do it all the time sucks. Apparently it's less of an issue on the newer models.

Has to be older, my highland doesn’t suffer from anything mentioned (2025)

The only thing I can think of is the wind noise on my '23 Model 3. The weatherstripping design around the windows especially is crap. I had to adjust the window tilt and shim the seals. The car is LOW. I have to kind of fall into it. Not fun when your back hurts or you are recovering from hernia surgery (me right now). Not ideal for a family car, but I'm about done hauling kiddos around. I'd buy it all over again, I hate when I have to drive one of our other cars.

Use a voice command to open the glove box - much easier and faster.

2nd the wiper fluid. It smears across the side of the car window almost each time when using it just like all prior cars that didn’t.

Same!

I've had my LR AWD since the end of 2020. Besides some rattles which Tesla service fixed after 2 appointments, this car has been awesome. I'm 65k miles with pretty much zero maintenance besides new tires and filter changes. The minor thing for me was range anxiety but that ended after the first 3 weeks. I'm going to drive this car into the ground most likely.

The vibrating of the rear speaker grills.. I need to get it fixed it’s driving me insane

Rattles, definitely, as well as road noise. It's not a quiet car - at least, my 2020 isn't.

wipers

Not the newer models.

Yep, mine too, especially in cold weather. Every time I drive in freezing temperatures I have to lower and raise my window to find the perfect spot that the air doesn’t whistle. Otherwise, I love my 22 LR.

Gets dirty annoyingly quickly Wipers in auto are bad No stalks (in mine) Very minor things, love the car. Way more than I thought I would

Maybe the pettiest comment here: if you don’t have a garage and you live in a cold (especially icy) location - the 1 inch the windows have to go down to open (and close) the doors since there is no upper frame- freezes sometimes and drives me nuts. I carry an old gift card to slip between the window and the seal to break it free on the worst of days. But overall best car I’ve ever had by a mile and would buy one again without hesitation.

Our 2022 model 3 has been the easiest to own and operate car in our lives, im 43, wife is 33. We have had it almost 2.5 years and in that time its requored air in the tires, and topping off the wiper fluid. Now days recalls on new models, paint issues tranmission issues, engine detonations, they all seem to occour more frequently, and we ha ent had one issue. We have the perfect set up though. We get free 24/7 charging at our office, which is 9 minutes from home. So we haven't had to pay to charge but maybe a dozen times in that 2.5 years. Thats been huge. We also get i surance for 70$/month thrpugh our work. So the czr costs less than 600$/month to drive and we share it.

I got that cup holder you can attach to the door, with rubber insert. I throw my sun glasses in there.

I accidentally turn the wipers on when using my turn signal.

Biggie - somehow feeling and hearing every bumps in the road without feeling connected to the road. Annoying - wireless charging is near useless with iphone. Charges extremely slow and overheat quickly.

To add to the glovebox…. You can’t add anything in there it’s so small. Took me about 30 min to get the USB out with my sausage fingers, so I could change the lock sound

Depreciation, and regenerative breaking gets tiring already want to get rid of it

For me, LR 2022, the back seats are a bit squeaky weirdly. Made something I can fix but an annoyance! And then in the UK, autopilot is average. My previous Audi I could just put my hand on the steering wheel every so often but the Tesla demands you pull slightly on the wheel to show you’re aware. Overall however, I love the car for the money I paid.

My main annoyance is not having to go to a petrol station, where I could get a sneaky pie without the missus knowing when I fueled up

2024 Highland, I've got a lot of squeaks and rattles.

Quite a few squeaks and rattled on my highland, pretty annoying. Half of them are really noticeable when you play music and the speakers vibrate everything.

My driver's door seals creak over every bump in the road. Auto wipers turn on every time you activate autopilot, and they go max speed at the slightest hint of rain. My mobile app frequently doesn't work for opening the frunk and the iPhone widget doesn't work at all, it just opens the app. The lack of a manual release for the glove box is annoying. The thumb button door handles confuse every passenger, they often want to open the door with the emergency release instead of the button. The trunk hinge seems very fragile. If I push down on the trunk from anywhere except for the center of the trunk lid, it will torque and flex enough that it doesn't close properly. The frunk latch is much too stiff and the manual instructs you exactly how to close the frunk so as not to bend the hood. The 20" performance wheels on the first generation are boat anchors and the performance tires can't handle the weight of the model 3 on a track, and the factory suspension supports basically no camber adjustment. 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance.

>On the older ones (idk what year you’re getting) the center console design kind of sucked and you could lose a bowling ball down inside of it. I actually picked the 2019 for exactly this reason! I love the cavernous design of this center console.

Crappy suspension arms that have resulted in them needing to be changed after only 100k km. Weird rattles, and my driver's seat squeaks when I sit in it, accelerate and when I brake, and that annoys me more than it should. The depreciation in value is also substantial (bought mine used 2 days before Elon dropped all the prices by several thousand euros back in 2023) it has dropped more than 60 percent of its value from when I bought it. The suspension is very rough, I also have a performance edition, so I know it is extra stiff, but you do feel every part of the road. The "self drive" we have in Europe works perfectly on the highway, but in the city it is so weird, it does not know what to do with bicycles that share the road, and therefore breaks completely, and god forbid a car crosses the road several hundred meters away. And the thing that annoys me most is, if there is a "hazardous" situation and it happend too late for it to really do anything about it, it will break to an almost complete stop, further down the road from where it sensed danger which makes no sense at all...

I completely forgot this car has voice recognition. I'm not sure I've ever seen it work correctly. I added one of those S3XY buttons for my glove box and I'm so much happier because my passengers can open it themselves.

Auto wipers and stalkless turn signals

Seems like that would be based on how much you are using it, no? I've not found this to be a problem, though I add wiper fluid on all of my cars regularly.

People will think you are rich

I love my car and it doesn't give me any daily annoyances other than I hate the door handle.

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>The glove box is basically nonexistent and narrow, and you practically have to pry it open (I think this was a factory defect that they acknowledge). It doesn't pop open on it's own?

I always have a pocket knife and pens in my pockets, and the clips always seem to hit the steering wheel when I get in and out of the car. They’ve started to tear away at the leather on the wheel. I haven’t found a good fix for that yet. There’s also not much leg room for anyone sitting behind me, when I have passengers. I’m 6’2”. The car also EATS tires, but quite a bit of that is my fault for having a lead foot and a need for speed. (‘22 M3P) Spotify won’t ever seem to pick up where I left off when listening to long podcasts. I love the white seats, but I do have to scrub them down every few weeks to keep the clean. The auto wipers occasionally like to go nuts on their own, but it’s not very often. If you use the windshield washers while going down the road, it WILL coat both side windows with dirty water. There’s no drip rail to stop the water from getting blown all over the place. The fix is to try to do it while stopped, or just deal with it. All in all, these are minor gripes, and it’s still the best car I’ve ever owned!

Paint is extremely thin. If you do a lot of highway, you’ll suffer with stone chips all over your hood and front bumper. If you care about it, consider ppf from day one. Another thing is that the car’s ground clearance is not much, so you have to be careful with bumps or roads that are not in good conditions, especially if you are carrying passengers. And well, all teslas attract a lot of attention. So be prepared to deal with notifications from sentry mode showing people touching or inspecting your car while parked in public areas. Other than that, it’s a wonderful car!

I wish I had a hatch lol

2026 M3 RWD - The voice commands don’t work sometimes and the “radio” doesn’t always respond to button presses. Might need a software update but other than that no issues. Drives like a dream!

When the door won’t open until I pull my phone out of my pocket, only sometimes. Same with trunk, more often with trunk and always when my hands are full

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https://a.co/d/4HISqEC Something like this

The charge cable doesn't unlock once charging is done unlike other EVs. If you're using a Tesla home charger you can push a button on the charger. If you're using anything else, you gotta open the app to release the cable.

Sometimes the walk-up unlock doesn’t work. I have to open the app to make it work. #firstworldproblems. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Wind noise. I have a 2021 SR+, and the driver's side window has an annoying bit of wind noise near my head. I've had it looked at several times, they've tried adjustments, adding foam, etc.. still there. Also, the suspension.. maybe it's me but now that I'm at 50K.. it feels like I feel the roughness of the road a lot more now. Finally, rattles and creaks, and plastic misalignments. It's not a Leuxs. I knew that going in, but it's still annoying. And the AC STINK.... every year I have to replace the cabin filter and foam down the Evap coils or it smells nasty. And I've even tried the aftermarket hood gasket to help.. doesn't.

This is a great one, it can be difficult to find a spot for sunglasses in a lot of cars!

Definitely the auto wipers. They activate at random times, which is really annoying, and they tend to smudge the windshield instead of cleaning it.

Yep. From dusk till dawn whenever I turn on autopilot the wipers randomly operate. I have to remember to turn off auto wipers every time I turn on autopilot.

Thank you for articulating this accurately.

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If you’re concerned with storage space, get a Y.

I honestly haven't had any issues like that in 3 years with my '23 Model 3. Haven't tried golf clubs, but the trunk is as roomy as most sedans I've owned, plus you get the frunk (which I tend to forget about). One little nit pick - the built in Spotify app won't default to shuffle on my playlists, and sometimes it seems it is not really randomly shuffling. Pretty minor annoyance. One time, I let the car do a software upgrade and it took longer than I expected and I had to wait to use my car. It was kind of my fault.

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Lol my phone constantly goes into "Charging stopped until temperature cools down" mode when it is on the charger. However, it is currently the Australian summer, so hopefully this is no longer an issue when winter hits.

Looking at a new 25 or 26 model year! I’ll update the post now

I have to fold my mirror cover over inside the visor to stop a rattle. Other than that, forward collision warnings are dumb and scare the shit out of you for no reason. And auto wipers dont work

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I went to fill mine up last night and was surprised that it started overflowing after pouring only half a gallon into it!

Got my model 3 highland RWD back in June, so just about hitting the half year mark with it. Some things I noticed * major blind spots caused by the thick A pillars (though this could be a new car thing) * parallel parking cameras aren't as good as my previous car (nissan) * no wiper speed for very very light drizzle (the lowest setting is too fast half the time imo) * the pockets behind the driver/passenger seats are terrible for holding anything besides paper thin stuff * having to explain to people how to open my door, i wish there was a way to pop the doors from the screen * head rest is not the best, although the seat itself is comfy * the LED light strip reflects off the windshield pretty noticeably

This is exactly what i was looking for, thank you!

This is a good one, wouldn’t think about that

Cool, not just mine then.

Interior and exterior door handles. I dont mind them as the daily driver of the vehicle, but constantly explaining them to vehicle guests is a chore. Tesla maps are not as good as Google maps or waze. (Puzzling since everyone swears they just use the Google maps api). It has on occasion gotten me multiple streets away from a destination I am unfamiliar with. This is why most people want android auto. I've "fixed this" by installing a magsafe phone mount and using my phone for nav to new places. Blinker - this may have improved with the refresh/highland, but I regularly click the blinker on (to the point where I can audibly hear it) without the blinkers engaging.  2018 Model 3 owner Other than those things, car has been a dream

Windshield wiper fluid gets all over the driver's side window. Stupid design. & Paint chips.

Cruise control/auto pilot/full self driving always enables auto wipers. Wipes every time it sees glare(always). Completely worthless function. After driving a Tesla, I forget to shut off other cars and walk away in drive. Leaving the windows open and the doors unlocked. Tesla does all this and I get used to it. Other cars are too slow. Even the base model is a lot more instantly engaging. The interior is not as nice as the price reflects.

I've had mine for a few weeks. The road noise is extremely loud. Anybody have any fixes for this?

You can turn off the “one pedal mode” and if you want to set it to “coast” instead. I never would because it’s an amazing feature and keeps you from wearing on the brakes, but it’s an option.

> Looking at a new 25 or 26 model year! I’ll update the post now Ok, yes the new Highland refresh models have dramatically improved the interior build quality, seat comfort + ventilated front seats and overall ride quality with much better suspension. My biggest daily annoyance of a brand new Tesla would be knowing the depreciation rate, lol.. I'm dead serious. New values drop like a rock. If you are just leasing obviously it's a non-issue.

“Fog wipers”

I’m agree about the wipers and doors. Disagree about navigation, I’ve never had and trouble with it. But I don’t have FSD, maybe that makes the navigation different?

It’s not a complaint to an M3 since it actually is worse for the other models but having to pay for replacement tires. EVs create so much more torque that the threads wear out sooner so much that your tire costs essentially double compared to ICE cars.

My seat doesn’t come back exactly to my programmed spot. Kind of annoying. That and I can’t see all my text history on my phone which makes texting contacts fairly annoying. 22AWD

People complementing the car all the time. Constant smiling when you step on the throttle. Not having to lock your doors and windows each time you leave the car. Not being able to watch a complete episode of my favorite sitcoms while at the supercharger due to idle fees.

My 2023 rattles like crazy and the road noise from poor window seals is unacceptable

The windshield wipers go off randomly when it’s dry outside. The regenerative brakes don’t function fully when it’s freezing outside.

Wind / road noise is awful in 2020 Performance. Lack of physical buttons sucks. Weird noises from AC / suspension / brakes. Everything else is awesome, especially acceleration and tech.

Another vote for auto wipers. Utter crap, just fit a sensor ffs.

If you're like me and didn't bother getting TPMS sensors for your winter tires: your car absolutely will not stand for it. That message reminding you that you don't have pressure sensors will always be front and center on the dash, covering up more important warnings. Unless you get those all-important sensors, you won't realize your wiper fluid is low until you're driving blind on the freeway after getting splashed by a truck.

I think about the heated steering wheel all the time too! Would be nice to have a heated handgrip on the doors.

You may have to get your camera cleaned.

I have a 2023 M3 RWD. Im annoyed with not having the absolutely largest battery capacity possible. I shouldnt have cheaped out on that. Im annoyed that skinny glasses bottles or canned beverages arent secured in the cup holders. Larger cups like a yeti are too big. Hydroflasks are the best fit. Im annoyed that i cant fit my cooler in the trunk. The opening isnt wide enough.

Sirius NOT uploading. Repeatedly, need to back out of my garage and turn the car off and on again. Some days, that doesn’t work so I drive in quiet.

The amount of off gassing that happens and makes your windows look terrible makes me so mad. Also I get two random spots when it's humid all the time here in Florida where condensation builds up on the windshield. Also the seats begin to squeak after about a year which is annoying if you're driving in the city. If you're on the highways it's fine. This may have been improved with the redesigned seats.

Yep. Theyll think you support Elon too. Like who gives a shit.

So you're saying the Model S can take the whole thing? It can take it all? Not just the tip? Interesting...

Had my 24 since new. I would say overall quality. It’s not comparable to my replaced Audi S4 in terms of build quality, maybe more aligned with my wife’s Honda. But it’s been a great cheap car. 🙏🏼

Your squeaks might be from the windows. Frameless windows squeak if you don't oil the seals every once in a while.

The A pillar blind spot is a good one, more and more new vehicles are having this issue and it can be very annoying.

I had mine cleaned recently… autowipe is still terrible 🤭

How easily hot the interior gets. Getting windows tinted is absolutely mandatory.

Every 8 months, I have to add windshield washer fluid

My 2019 rattles like crazy. But the highland and juniper models are really quiet.

It doesn’t come with a garage door opener built in. You have to pay extra for something to make that happen or get the old clicky remote out of the junk drawer like I did. It’s easily the most rattly thing in my car and I hate that. No built in sunglasses holder so I put one on my visor. It’s so much fun to dive one of the most modern and technologically advanced cars and still get to explain to passengers why you have some super ancient rattly crap from the 80’s on your visor

The door thing, I do get it and its seems minor, but after saying big then grab small nearly 800x can get old, fast! Also indicators, not sure if its just mine, but sometimes it just won't cancel, at least not quickly. Can end up in a loop of left right indicators. Could just be mine though.

Frunk doesn’t automatically open kind of annoying. I’m 5’11 and the car is low to the ground so getting in and out is annoying and sometimes I’ll kick the speakers getting out that’s annoying. With two people sometimes it forgets who’s who and my phone won’t unlock the car or my girlfriend’s phone won’t either. Range we have an AWD LR M3 21’ and while on a full charge of 100% it says 291 miles but even when babying the car a trip of 231 miles requires us to stop 2 times and charge. Just annoying. But the car is also the greatest car and it was the easiest car buying experience. All the good outweighs the bad.

This is a great one, i wouldn’t have known otherwise

There is nothing an issue with the car - go ahead and enjoy. If you’ve never had a Tesla before, then be ready to slap yourself for waiting so long to get one. No car on earth is better than a Tesla No car on earth is better than a Tesla No car on earth is better than a Tesla

Wow I thought I was nuts to think this was happening to me! So I'm not crazy? Lol

I have a 2020 SR+, so I have no one to blame but myself, but the range is not enough no matter the driving conditions

The doors & windows are badly over engineered.

yes newer models, 2025 highland here’s I have passenger side rattles on bumps

Only downside I’ve noticed is the build quality feels a bit lacking for the MSRP, but this is for the 2021 M3LR. I have test driven (and have been driven in) a 2025 M3 and those issues have largely been resolved. IMO the M3 is the best car on the market if you are looking at this price point, particularly if you have reliable access to charging (ideally not only super chargers).

Some good ones already, including the damned tight cupholders. But am I really the only person upset that group texts are still not a thing?

The doors man… that is super annoying lol. And auto wipers are definitely erratic.

Rattles and and creaks. Everything else is like a regular car. I feel like not having to do oil changes/filling up gas makes it worth it in the long run. Also, only really buy if you can charge at home. I wouldn’t recommend teslas to anyone who cannot charge at home.

I also had a rattle in the parcel shelf especially with bass heavy music. Scheduled service with Tesla and they fixed it no cost. Seemed a pretty common problem with the highland models. At least with the early 24 ones which mine is.

It's the passenger side window control, and I think the shelf in the back with the subs on. SC said that it's normal because speakers vibrate. Okay but your premium sound system is shaking my car to pieces...

The horn is a speaker system. If it’s raining - you have no horn basically

Lack of coin tray from factory. 7meters of charger cable when I need 2mtrs Other people leaving charging cables laying across parking bays (work only) That many bing bops beeps that you'll become blind to it Constant blocked camera view notifications.. Yes because it's pitch black. Constant EV hate from others Constant tesla hate from others Autosteer disabling mid turn Car suddenly slamming on because it's seen a lorry 2 miles away. Heated wheel either being cold or like lava Watching wh/m dropping because you needed to overtake Voice commands not being picked up How low it is (wish I got a Y) How impractical the boot actually is. Again wish I got a Y. The app not responding at random times Accidently opening my door with the app and having to go shut it manually. Car up to temp 20mins before scheduled. Finger prints on the screen Random creaks and cracks that are "normal" 3 week waits to schedule a mobile tech Mobile techs inspecting and saying it needs to go to the garage, first app another 3 weeks. Glove box is tiny Accidently opening windows while getting out. Having to crack the ice just to open the door. This is just off the top of my head. I still like the car

I think it's the passenger side window control and the shelf in the boot. You can stop the door rattle by putting pressure on the switch.

Get the fucknout here?!

What If you could charge at work?

Cont.. Window washers built into the wipers, sooo annoying. Having to cancel the indicator twice to then indicate the other off a round about. Auto wipers in general. Stone chips.

There’s a good one. Wow

Crawling in and out of the thing. Coming from trucks and jeeps. I hate how low to the ground it is. Speed bumps and getting in and out drive me crazy. And the random coming to a stop when AP is engaged. And if manages to hit every pothole. I am in a 2018 with HW2.5.

Why not support Elon? He employs hundreds of thousands of American workers, has done more to combat climate change than any other person in the world, runs the most American car company of any in the world. Why in the world would you not want to support someone like this?

Having to turn shuffle on every damn time (Apple Music). Or worse. Tidal having to load my playlist every time I get back in the car

Can we please talk about the glovebox on the new (Highland) M3? What the f*ck is up with that. It can’t even fit my hand to remove the USB stick, that’s how narrow it is. They really couldn’t find a bit more space? Oh and the auto wipers: works great for me on the highland. Don’t know what they did, but after a certain update about a year ago, I almost never have any problems anymore.

This is not a good car for countries with real winters. I have to be careful of leaving my car out overnight because the windows love to freeze shut and make it almost impossible to safely open and close the door without preheating the car. Door handles that freeze and need to be smacked? Come on. And don’t forget the wipers. Oy vey. If there’s slushie snow the wipers will keep getting chunks of frozen ice on them while I drive which makes wiping the windshield almost impossible. To be fair, this is on a 2020 model. Maybe they added some kind of wiper heater in later years? It’s like the people that designed the car never tested it in the winter.

The card trick sounds interesting. I never thought to try that. My solution is to preheat the car on defrost mode for five minutes before I get in.

Maybe you know this already but I didn’t. You can cancel a turn signal by pressing the stalk, assuming your car has stalks, in the same direction a second time. This avoids getting into a a left right indicator loop.

Yeah no idea how that passed QA lol, it’s the only thing I HATE about my Highland model 3.

Some gripes from my M3 (not all of these are unique or exclusive to Teslas). For context I have a 2019 that I got brand new (6 years): - Annoying turn signal actuator. - No app-based volume control, which can lead to ear-bleeding when going from an app that needs high volume levels (a call) to an app that needs relatively low volume levels (music). - Inconsistent and otherwise untrustworthy FSD (I paid for FSD when I ordered) to the point where I only engage it briefly to do something with both hands while mostly paying attention. (I see this feature as as a 'more safe than 100% distracted from wheel' bonus.) - Annoying center console lid (lower). - MicroSD failed after about 1.5 years, which is required for proper dashcam/security. - No longer an issue, but my first standard 12v car battery failed without warning. Now there is a pre-warning built in. It bricked my car, but it was covered under warranty and Tesla sent a person out to swap it at no charge. - $220 Registration fee in Georgia (to cover lost fuel tax revenue; for my annual driving it equated to the equivalent of a 10 MPG vehicle). - The bottom of the interior door material is too soft/cushioned. Over the years I have snagged it one too many times with my boots when getting out and it has caused a few sections to peel up (think small gouges on nerf/stress balls where the material is still clinging on). - Some weird and irregular issues with overheat warnings from charging/not external weather related temperatures (maybe happened 3 times in 6 years) that caused me to be concerned while away from the vehicle.  - Chipping on the front 'grillless' face of the car. While it looks great, it doesn't hold up to road wear and tear without some aftermarket protection. - Unexpected battery drain/unreliable range estimation. In the first 4 months of owning it I had a near 'brick' 0% scare because of unexpected battery drain and bad range estimation. Over the years I swapped to % view from range view on my 'fuel gauge' because like a cell phone/laptop the total battery % duration depends entirely on what you are doing. - The need for someone to keep the door open or sit in the driver's seat to goof off while away from the vehicle. Sometimes I would leave my kids in the car to hang out /play games while shopping and if they aren't in the driver's seat, don't leave the door open etc. the car tends to go to sleep/disable the entertainment features. - EDIT: One more to add - the frequency of updates is great and adds great features but it can be annoying at times. The vehicle's UI has changed more times than I can count. I miss some features/design decisions from past iterations of the interface. I feel like it's in a decent spot right now, but if the past is any indication...it will change again. I may think of more later, but that's all I can think of. A LOT of positives/opposite of gripes that counter the majority of these. It's a great car, best I have ever owned/used.

Re: the clips hitting your steering wheel, have you tried using an easy entry profile that moves the seat further back when you need to get in and out?

And the doors have to be explained on the way in _and_ out. I still haven't managed to get a script that reliably gets people to find the internal door open button on the first try.

Yes but I think it’s just where I have to get in and out of the door frame where my hip still hits the steering wheel even with it moved out of the way. It’s either my height or the way I have to roll out of the car 😂

Random slow downs / jolts in autopilot vs CC. Rattles and cabin noise Have over 100k but honestly that's about it.

I’d say auto wipers is really my only gripe. They are utterly useless and for this to happen in such a tech focused car is a little odd. The sentry mode also leaves a lot to be desired with picture quality. Pretty awesome car other than that.

25 Highland RWD here. \- The LED lights can reflect onto the windshield when its bright outside. It doesn't block your vision, but you do spend a lot of time wondering why nobody at the factory noticed it. \- Rarely, you'll start the car and the park assist will not be available. It goes away with a restart, but it's really inconvenient. \- The defroster likes to take its sweet time. \- Having a glass roof is a cool idea, until it gets hot. I have a set of roof shades that I've never taken off since my first summer with it. The A/C being a bit weak doesn't help this cause either. \- Sometimes after an update, I'll get a random pop up telling me that Autopilot isn't available. It usually goes away with the next update, but now it makes me hesitant to promptly update. \- It's a big car with a lot of torque. If you have a heavy foot when you drive, you'll go through tires quickly. \- The brand has an unfortunate image and it can be weird to drive in certain parts of the world because of it. That being said, I like the car. It's the smoothest driving car I've ever owned, and I just hope it holds up well over the years.

Fold down half the back seat and the driver fits fine.

I’m the same height as you but I don’t think I’ve ever noticed myself hitting the wheel that way. Tbh, the idea of carrying pens in my front pocket seems super uncomfortable for me

The god damn wipers. Constantly running in autopilot!!

- Your milage will vary(pun not intended) in terms of build quality. Mine took multiple visits to the service centre and still has rattles and squeeks. - Windscreen wipers are trash. The lack of rain sensor means that they are inconsistent at best and you end up fiddling with the speed constantly. - Rear camera gets dirty often and you have to wipe it down manually. Door pillar cameras are inconsistent at night. - Paint quality is crap. Razor thin and chips easily

I find my wife's 2018 Model 3 to ride kind of rough. And the learning curve for the majority of screen-only function menus is pretty fierce. Other than that, nothing, really, it's a peppy, reliable car that's fun to drive. Her car didn't have any of the maddening defects people were reporting, and I'd guess the quality has risen since 2018? The 12v battery did die on her once after 3 years, but other than that, 120K miles and very little maintenance. She insists she'll keep it until at least 200K, before I can move her into a BMW i4. Personally, I prefer my Ioniq 5 for design, ride, comfort, features, and space but she likes her M3 a lot.

I absolutely fucking hate the wiper programming. Cruise on? Wipers on. FFS. I already turned them off. Why are they on auto now?  Seriously my #1 annoyance.

Mostly climate based, the auto wipers can be terrible and the cameras get obscured immediately in rain or snow. Beyond that it’s an incredible vehicle and so fun to drive. I also am not a huge fan of the interior climate system overall, it is kind of annoying to need to mess with the UI when switching into camp mode or dog mode and then back. Very minor edge case complaint.

I have a 24 LR AWD Auto wipers are terrible Door handles for strangers (even inside) Driver seat rattles (have an appointment soon to get it looked at) Closing the frunk almost always leaves smudges on the hood Viability out of the rear view mirror isn’t that great, can’t see as low as I’d like Opening the glove box through the dash is stupid YouTube music sometimes gets stuck where it won’t refresh a playlist - have to use a different app for it to force close music and then relaunch Built in nav sometimes makes some bad routes, but it’s usually not an issue for me. I don’t like the glass roof. I live in south FL so it’s hot. Had to get a cover for it, problem solved. Overall I’m happy with the car and would probably buy/lease again.

Rattles annoy me still. But the car is so quiet, they sound louder than they really are. Also false forward collision warnings are super annoying since they affect my Tesla Insurance premiums. Ymmv - if you don't use safety score then it's a non issue.

I have a right hand drive, so this might be a r-h-d problem as I don't know if the wipers are configured differently in l-h-d vehicles. But you have to have the windows UP if you use the windows washers. Otherwise you also get a wash (unless you have a window guard), which hasn't been an issue in other vehicles I have had. The indicators can be annoying to get used to, but its a very minor issue. But it's just the best car I have ever had. I literally lived in my first Model 3. And now, in my second, I upgraded to the AWD model and I probably won't need a face-lift when I'm 50 now. The acceleration is amazing. Its comfy, easy to use, does everything I need it to (including towing my boat AND dragging people stuck in creeks and mud to safety), has inane range, has games and theatre, and looks slick. Hell, even my cat cruises around in the front seat with me and I can check on him if I need to leave him in the car. It was my dream car before I bought it. It is STILL my dream car. And I'm pretty sure my enthusiasm for it has sold several more Teslas, as I have expounded the benefits of driving one to anyone who wants to give mine a whirl.

Finding the door handles on my stealth grey in the dark

This exactly

Charging at work is fine as long as it’s consistent.

The on screen gear selector is probably the biggest annoyance. I have the new refresh with the front camera and indicator stalk which makes a huge difference. Its a really nice daily driver and I can't recommend it enough.

Brother, I play 100+ rounds of golf a year. Putting my clubs in the trunk is FAR from an annoyance. 🙄

The door handles on the outside are idiotic.

I highly recommend steering wheel cover to address this issue. I bought an alcantara one that you stitch on yourself and it's been amazing.

They are too low and curb out often.

This can be done automatically using the S3XY Commander

It can take the whole thing and then some. It can probably take two, one the regular way, and another also in the back. You can also fit two like a spitroast, if two in the back isn't awkward enough, one in the trunk and one in the frunk.

wipers are a part of the passive safety and autopilot, fsd. That's why it automatically defaults to it. It must be able to automatically clear the camera view.

Having the headrest tilted forward is a big PITA. Or neck.

Actually my golf bag fits perfectly across the trunk. On the drivers side of the trunk there is a pocket sort of cut out. Insert the top of the bag to that side first, tucking the driver and fairway woods into that pocket and the base of the bag drops right in on the passengers side… straight across the back, not diagonal.

No android auto

My only complaints about this car are 1. Rear view mirror doesn't auto adjust with seats/side mirrors 2. Only option are run flats vice fitting a spare in trunk 3. Head rests on rear seats do not come off or fold down

My only issue with this beautiful car is camping. Not the car's fault - I should have bought a Y for my purpose. I still camp in my 3, but it's a little cramped (I'm only 5'10"), but I think it would be a far better experience in a Y.

The only problem I have is FSD, I just want to stay at a certain speed range. It does a terrible job trying to match the speed of cars around it and constantly goes under 60 a lot

Agree rear window basically doesn’t defrost

Uncomfortable seats compared to German cars of similar price range. Seats creak. Squeaks and rattles. Poor build quality. Technology is great though.

Oh really? Ha well maybe I don’t have sausage fingers after all. The car just making me self conscious ;)

2026 M3RWD. I hit the wiper button all the time while turning.

I find it annoying that there is no integrated garage door opener. Other than that it’s amazing

Very minor but rear camera gets dirty easy I have a 2021. I'm not sure if they fixed it or not. I like to use it instead of rear view mirror if you swipe up on the rear view screen it pulls up the 2 side cameras as well. I drive with those 3 cameras on always.

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Where are you located? Do you ever get freezing rain or snow? I have a 2018 and every time it gets cold enough to freeze condensation, the windows stick in their door frames and the door handles get jammed to the point you have to beat on them to break it loose. Now presently, the door handles get stuck in the “open” position under regular use, causing the door not to latch when it shuts. One has to manually flip the handle back to the closed position in order for the door to latch as expected. The wing mirrors have similar problems where they fold in, get frozen, and fail to open completely. You then have to toggle them a few times. The “remember location” mechanism only applies to automatically folding the mirrors in at a location, but there isn’t an equivalent for “don’t fold at home” for example, so this means in the winter, I encounter this nonsense constantly. I call these California Problems because these designers clearly didn’t do a good job thinking through or experiencing problems involving moisture, especially freezing variety). Another good example: vision-based automatic wipers. There is a reason automatic wipers use percussion sensors in other cars where this feature works well. Vision? My wipers go frantically in sunny weather.

1) Auto climate control ONLY blows on your hands/face. Hate it. 2) auto wipers are hot garbage. 3) interior noise+rattles+creaks. 4) I hate the glass roof. When the warranty expires she's getting the hammer.

No Waze. That is all.

Can’t see the door handles in dark environment. Wiper goes automatic mode in autopilot or FSD.

These are all for my 2019 Model 3 Wind noise The fact it's not a fastback/hatchback. No instrument cluster The fact that the 18" aero wheels won't clear the Performance's brakes The fact they're leaving older models behind in software updates (meaning there are less advancements for HW3 cars as opposed to HW4 vehicles) No black headliner Not much sound deadening Squeaks & rattles Edit - most of these were known to me going into, but I still find them annoying anyway. Lol

Why wouldn’t you want to support Elon? He’s doing more to advance the human race than any man in history.

Some random rattling sounds here and there. Whatever. Onscreen interface annoys me sometimes too. My commonly used apps aren’t always on the quick panel when I expect them to be and when you want to adjust the temperature it blocks the backup cam. So the missus and me often get in arguments because the driver is trying to backup with can but the passenger wants to neither enter a target address or change temp but both block the camera. Small things but annoying no less.

This one isn’t really a daily annoyance, but be prepared for your door handles to be frozen shut in cold weather. Also if you’re looking at a 2025 at some point you will need to schedule service to have the inside of the windshield cleaned. I believe it has something to do with the plastic around the dash cam/front camera. I started getting the alert about it after 5 months.

zero chanche i could ever drive another car and be more happy in it. Annoying is the squeaking when the windows move up and down when wet.

+2 (Fixed twice)

If you don’t plan to charge at home, the amount of time spent charging is a PITA EV thing that gets annoying. Rather gas up once a week.

It drives me to worrk at 430am. What else do you need to know?

Agree with all of these also add 7. The wireless phone charger is more a phone heater. My iPhone gets hot ass hell.

‘25 LR RWD Diamond Black owner. I agree with all the wiper comments. Everything else is great except for the paint. It chips so easily. I’d choose another color for sure. No rattles yet either and the frunk is a little small but I’m used to always using my wife’s Model Y frunk. I hardly use the 3’s and end up using the trunk instead. Buy one you’ll love it.

You WILL curb your wheel rims. Super annoying.

Getting used to the turn signals being touch buttons. Sometimes they don’t respond other times I forget which is left vs right.

Lol IF you put them side by side and not on top of each other. Ohh or you mean a glove as in singular? 😂

1) going to your car to grab something but forgot your phone 🤦‍♂️ 2) squeaky window when you roll it down 🤦‍♂️ Main ones for me

I dislike the small-ish trunk opening.

I can’t actually see anything through the rear view window, so have to rely on the camera. I struggle to fit my bike in the boot with the seats folded down.

Nothing is annoying. Love my Model 3 Highland!!!

The cup holders are pretty lame. They hold a soda way too tight, and good luck getting anything else in there. There are no convenient USB ports. Grok now does navigation with the latest update, but still can't control the rest of the car. You can't click on the map and say drive here. I tried that the other day because I know where my friend lives but I actually don't know their address. When you're on autopilot, you can't influence it to make it turn with the blinker system. I don't get this. I hit autopilot coming out of my driveway, and the car always wants to turn left leaving the neighborhood, even though I want it to go right. Speaking of, seems like I fumble with turning the blinkers off. Mine has the blinker buttons on the steering wheel. No stalk. I can't figure out how to get car wash mode into the free Wheels mode. I have to hit the neutral button up top. And when the car is done with a car wash, I always fumble getting it into drive. It's weird, like it goes drive back to park, but the third time is the charm. Some settings are hard to find. I have to ask AI to tell me where to find them, and half the time the AI is wrong in the sense that it's given me out-of-date information. I work in a small building in town, and I park in the back, wear an alley is. I can't get the car to go there, let alone. Remember that's where I park every single dang day. These aren't in any order, but one of my biggest complaints is actually just with Tesla navigation. It's pretty bad, in ways that I don't think Google would ever mess up. For instance, on my way home from the local strip mall where I literally do all my grocery shopping and everything else, home to me is straight through a couple of stop lights. However, the car wants to navigate a left turn and go about a mile out of the way. This means I can't use FSD. My wife has Spotify and I have YouTube music. The car doesn't do the best switching between us. When she's in the car I feel like we should be able to use her Spotify account through her phone. But we have to keep switching back. Since we alternate who's using the car, it's almost like a guarantee that the first thing you have to do is launch the music service. The car will be dumb enough that if you just ask it to play music, it'll say something like" I can't connect to Spotify".

Auto wipers are completely inaccurate. Also don’t have your windows down when you have the windshield wipers on because all the water will come swishing in the car. Paint chips easily.

Yeah, I’ve never had issues with auto wipers unless the glass in front of the camera was dirty

- Windshield vapors up while you’re charging your car at a supercharger (weirdly doesn’t happen when I charge overnight at the garage I park in) - As others said, the automatic wipers - since I live in an apartment, getting the SOTA updates are a pain. A select few superchargers and Whole Foods outlets do the job when it comes to downloading - The sheer amount of charge Sentry mode consumes

No daily annoyances

One of my biggest gripes is the window wipers. When set to auto, they will just randomly go off when the window is not wet at all. It can be a perfectly sunny clear day and im just driving along and the fucking window wipers start screeching against the dry windscreen. Another major annoyance is that if any water gets on the windscreen and moves off to the side (i.e. window washers), it will immediately start dripping onto the armrest inside the car if you don't have the window fully closed. Most cars have little plastic lips over the tops of the doors that prevent any water running off the roof or side of the windscreen from immediately entering the car. Also, the doors. Why the hell they decided to make these confusing door handles such that you have to teach every single person who hasn't got into a tesla before how to open just seems so stupid and unnecessary to me. I also still hate the fact that the indicators are buttons on the steering wheel, making it almost impossible to quickly indicate if you are at a roundabout or sharp turn or something where the steering wheel is already turned over.

I have the exact car you've mentioned for about a week and a half now. Only annoyances for me ATM are: - sentry mode being a huge battery drain but also want to have my car protected - not being able to set times for when sentry mode is on or off (you can with third party apps but those cost money) - lower range when it's cold. Have about 435km of range on a full charge, around 5 to 10c here. Was hoping to consistently get around 500km. Which should be the case when it gets warmer here. All in all, no regrets and I'll be driving this thing for at least 8 years, preferably longer since they keep adding new features.

Daily annoyances? None I once had a situation where I couldn’t drive on a trip because of the lack of charging, that was annoying. Beyond that, my issues were with it just being a sedan. I needed something bigger and more practical, so I sold it

My phone is connected over Bluetooth as shown in the menu, but I still need to use my card to drive once in awhile. My phone is connected over Bluetooth as shown in the menu and the phone log. Trying to text someone or look at contacts and it says connect your phone to see contacts.

wdym? This is how every single frameless door has worked on almost every car for the past 30+ years. This is not unique to Tesla. By removing the door frame, engineers can build a beefier, stronger fixed frame (like the B-pillar) for better side-impact and rollover protection without sacrificing interior space. They can also be easier and more flexible to manufacture and fit on the assembly line.

Before I got my Tesla, I read a lot about this, and expected the worst. After driving it in rain, snow, clear days etc, I must say its not nearly as bad as expected. Some times I might have to push the button to give an extra wipe, and it has the occasional dry wipe, but its not much worse than other brands I have driven.

Its a bingo game

Only thing that bugs me is the adaptive high beams, also resting my hands on the steering wheel in certain spots causes a message to pop up

Are you talking about Uranus?

The Christmas update lets you turn off the wireless charger

The wipers sometimes just turn on when I don’t want them to. High beams when your in autopilot My heat is no longer working properly. If I set it to highest heat setting it works but anything below that blows cold air . Only solution is to change it to auto mode. Ever since I got an iPhone 17 my Bluetooth is randomly disconnecting And the latest one I refresh the app and turn on my heat and it didn’t actually turn on

I can do that 20x sometimes and it still won't stop signaling.

The pockets being unable to hold something like a small umbrella is so annoying

Re: golf clubs. I just put one rear seat down, although I can fit them diagonally in trunk too. Re: wipers. I drove several times today with FSD 14.2.1.25. Salt on windshield. A few times spray. Wipers didn’t auto come on once. Not having a front bumper camera (2024). Should have been made with a frunk that auto opens and closes like the trunk. Basic Autopilot not stopping at red lights and stop signs when no other vehicles are ahead of me. Glove compartment is too small, although plenty of storage in center consoles. FSD - blinkers come on too early and too often. Annoying in traffic circles. It’s annoying trying to convince people it’s the greatest car ever when they are ICE owners and have never driven a Tesla. It’s annoying never having to spend $50 for a tank of gas every week. Lol. Finally, it’s annoying to have to get out of the car and have to stop driving it. It’s so much fun.

Use FSD and never need to touch it.

The golf bag issue is slightly annoying, but you can't fight physics. However, you have two options: 1. Since the rear foot area is completely flat, you can lay a golf bag there. 2. You can remove the woods out of your bag and then you are able to lay a bag completely straight in the trunk. You can then just lay the woods on top. You can easily fit 4 bags this way. As for things that annoy me in my M3 Highland, I don't have major issues at all. Here are some minor things: * No grab handles. I really don't understand why Tesla doesn't add these to any of their vehicles. * The wireless chargers are nice to have, but they're slow. * Rear leg room isn't the greatest. I'm 5' 11" and whoever is behind me is going to have a tough time. * Door handles — no matter what, people seem to easily find the manual release and pull that every time. * No sunroof cover. I get you can buy third party stuff, but I have yet to find anything I really liked and there are days when I just don't want a sunroof. * Manual hood release for the frunk. I've been using Teslas for years and while I know how to properly open the frunk, I tend to just not use it because I don't want to bother with the manual door. First world problems, I know. * Perforated seats in the rear row are useless and just end up getting debris stuck in them. * Auto wipers are so finicky. I find that the "steam" from gas cars on cold days can trigger the auto wipers nearly every damn time when using FSD. * I have a Long Range RWD which has the "base" stereo. It isn't bad, but my MY has the premium stereo so I know what it could be. * Lack of V2H or outlets. You do get some decent USB-C outlets, but we know that Tesla can do this yet doesn't bother. * Not really something that bothers me, but be aware that while Tesla's software is really good compared to other automakers, they are very opinionated with some of their decisions. If you aren't onboard with that, you might get frustrated.

A slightly different take for me. I drive a Model 3 for my daily commute to work, and had the occasion to switch back to the Toyota Landcruiser we own. I couldn’t believe how fiddly that was to drive and how used I’d become to the conveniences of driving the Tesla. Eg I kept on forgetting to turn the Land Cruiser off! (Not to mention locking/unlocking doors. The one annoyance for the Tesla is pretty specific. We need to open our gate - the passenger gets out, opens it, I drive through, they close it and get back in / but it automatically locks the doors once I drive through - having to remember to unlock the doors again is an annoyance - I mean I’m sure I could go through the settings and change it - but…

Also wiper fluid anywhere except where I want it to go :(

I think the stock side view mirrors are too small and the B-pillar is too wide, which makes checking the driver side blind spot a little awkward. Especially if FSD wants to change lanes and you want to confirm that the blind spot is clear before it does, by the time I crank my neck over to look, FSD is already halfway over the line. So I bought wide angle side mirrors and it shrinks the blind spot down to half a door panel over my left shoulder. Now when FSD changes lanes I can quickly glance at the mirror to double check that it actually is clear.

I have a bunch small ones, but my big 2 is: Doors. Hard to use, and having to teach people how to use the doors every time someone new to the car Navigation: No way points so if you do not like the drive route it is hard to change the route. May not be issue for you: Also I wish I can get large font, my vision is not as good as it used to be.

Talk dirty to me!

The door handles require two motions... 1. Thumb push. 2. Fingers pull. Normally not an issue. That is until you're leaving Costco, successfully NOT buying a cart full of things, and you only have 2 hands full of things, but no free thumb to push the handle. Those are the times that I miss the regular car door handles, where you only need to pull with your fingers. I'm considering auto-presenting door handles because of this.

It’s quite dark at night where I live and I can’t see the door handles on my vehicle most nights. I poke at my door until I get lucky and it pops open

The door handles are the only real annoyance for me. It's not really a big deal, but having to tell passengers how to get into your car is always a weird first impression conversation. Generally speaking it's as "drive it and forget it" as you can get in a vehicle with nearly no maintenance, no trips to wawa, not even keys to accidentally leave in the house. But definitely don't get the standard rwd highland.

The annoyances I have are things I didn't buy the car for. Everyone always asks me about how the FSD is. I live in SC, have a 30ish minute commute to work. Potholes/messed up roads are all over. I know where to position myself in the lane to avoid what's there. FSD will ride in the center of the lane and hit every single one them. I like driving, so I'm not nor did I plan using it. Did do well on a 300 mile vacation when I did use it though. The cruise control is god awful. Ive had issues of it randomly stopping hard in certain situations where people pull out into the opposite lane. Auto wipers are terrible. Have my car scheduled to defrost/warm up in the morning. Ive had to scrape my headlights every morning due to them icing up. Overall, my 22 M3p is a great car, Have had no major issues in the time that I have had it. Looking to upgrade to a plaid soon.

Is there a known fix for the dash rattle? Mine only happens sometimes, and I have to smack my dash pretty hard to get it to stop lol.

Auto wipers come on automatically on cruise control, I just cancel them everytime I start a journey, other than that I find very little to gripe about and much to appreciate.

Weird so many wiper complaints I've been very happy with mine, I totally leave it alone. 2023 RWD 8/23 build HW3

Have 2022 m3 performance. The air conditioning takes a few seconds to really ramp up the fan speed. Sucks when it’s really warm. I wish mine had seat coolers in addition to seat warmers.

Why does nobody bring up the fact that it is very difficult and awkward to reach your hand into the middle console? The one near the dash is great but the other one is so badly designed and I thought they would have fixed it for the new line of cars

No sunglass holder and no grab handles

I drive M3 LR RWD and I love it from all the aspects. Got Tow package installed. Sometimes the hitch scratches on extreme uneven surfaces such as entering/exiting driveways with bumps. But this does not harm the body. Rest everything is amazing. Enjoying my ride.

Just chiming in on the golf bag thing.. several friends have the model 3 pre 2024 and that was a big deal, they had to fold down a rear seat. That was a big deal for me too golfing regularly during the summer. I was very happy to test out the new “highland” M3 design in 2024 and found out my golf bag fit snugly, but comfortably diagonally in the larger trunk space. And yes- I’m that guy that went to a Tesla dealership with 3 kids, two car seats, and my golf bag to see all they all would fit lol.

Drop the seats and you could probably fit three golf bags but the third person will have to make his own way to the golf club.

The radio/ Sirius. I hate that I cannot set a favorite button and consistently get that station everytime. It moves with whatever I’ve listened too. Super trivial though.

I was going to add it to the list originally, but at least there's this solution now Edit: Spelling Typo

What if we are no American. What if Elon has an opinion about the existence of the EU, what if he was instrumental in the election of Trump. Irrespective of what you think of Trump, he may have had a definitive influence of the outcome of elections. Why bother voting if that is the case. Of all the hypotheticals above ... I have an opinion if they have happened which shapes my opinion on Elon. I love my M3 and am planning on going for the MY.

losing range when the car is parked is a bit annoying

I have only minor grievances 1. The auto wipers have become such a meme but it honestly is extremely annoying if you live in an area that has 4 seasons and rains. Doesn't help its a button to access them and not a stalk. 2. My auto high beams never worked either. It's always on for the highway but dimly lit streets/areas the opposite. 3. Controversial on Reddit, but the Blinker buttons on my 2024 M3. I did the retro install of the stalks, imo a much safer and ergonomic option. Not sure if they did that standard in the 2025. 4. I think the ride is still too hard compared to my old 2013 Accord. 5. Its very low to the ground. If you have joint issues or are tall it can be tough. My mom has a hard time getting in.

Be careful while using FSD especially in the rains at night . Steered me onto oncoming traffic a couple of times.Also FSD seems to disengage at the worst possible minute leaving you with very little reaction time. This is true at speeds excess of 100 mph.

If you live in a hot climate and the car is not touched in more than 12 hours, overheat protection-an otherwise GREAT feature-will not come on again unless you open a door or the car moves or you manually turn the a/c on. I try to never be in this position, but I've seen the inside cabin temperature on mine as high as 170 F when the outside ambient temperature was only in the upper 80's, lower 90's. Inside temperatures that high are terribly hard on all inside components--from the electronics to the upholstery. Tesla could easily fix this if they wanted to and enough people complained about it.

Til this day my biggest annoyance is other drivers. Although I drive in the right lane and mind my business there's always some asshole with an agenda fucking with me because of the car I drive. 🙄 The car itself is solid imo. The 3 seems to have less issues than other models. I'm going on 3.5 years with mine, no major issues, and absolutely love it.

Here’s some . Keep in mind most of them are stupid and don’t matter with one exception or two. -Auto wipers still suck, there is absolute no excuse to not have a rain sensor like a European vehicle would with auto wipers. I’d much rather have a dial to control wiper speed. Cameras do not work well for rain accumulation detection. -thin paint means easy rock chips. On to less important ones: - auto lock is sometimes too sensitive when walking away. I close my driver door, plug my car in, then open the back door to grab my lunch bag, the door locks when I grab my charger cord don’t puts extra wear on the auto folding mirrors unnecessarily when I come home from work. I could change the order of my routine though 🤷‍♂️ - I actively avoid ice vehicles and less automated EVs. Cars that must be shut off with a button or key feel like a major annoyance now. All EVs should use passive entry / brake confirm to start and door close with no weight in the driver seat to shut off. Driving a Kia EV bugs the crap out of me because I get out lock the door and it beeps at me angrily to get back in and turn the car off. - occasionally cleaning cameras is annoying but I also hate washing cars so 🤷‍♂️ I do it anyway because I like having a clean car and care enough about the paint to not run it through an auto car wash. - I no longer can relate to coworkers and family members about gas prices. And on the same note if I want to grab something from a convenience store now I have to go out of my way instead of doing it while I get gas. - I’m a spoiled princess because my car is warm and comfortable when I get into it in the morning and after work because I schedule cabin preconditioning. There are certainly little annoyances while you get use to it especially if your new to EVs when it comes to charging, charging station etiquette, people commenting about your car and asking you stupid questions etc but I’ve never drive another car that’s a better daily driver.

Sometimes after a long drive, I like to reach over the read end of my Tesla and use my middle finger to rub that little nub. The car loves it when I do that! ... to clean the rear view camera.

I have a 2018 m3 and have no issues with golf bags at all. Maybe this is different with other models/years, but mine has inside pocket on the left that I can fit one golf bag horizontally at the end of the trunk. I also have a huge bottle of wiper fluid in that space so I think even the longest drivers/shafts can fit comfortably in there. Putting in and taking out are easy too. Phone/cup holder can be annoying, I’ve tried four different phone holders and finally got a MagSafe one that works great. And I’ve been using the cup holder wo an insert and it’s annoying to clean up in case of spilling incidents

My easy entry NEVER goes back to normal driving position when I get in and put it into drive. And yes I did a seat calibration

My easy entry NEVER goes back to normal driving position when I get in and put it into drive. And yes I did a seat calibration

The Tesla boot (trunk) is larger than most sedans so the golf bag is probably coming from a suv or ute. 1. Indicator stalks although I heard they might be coming back. I live in a place with many roundabouts and this is probably my biggest gripe. 2. Auto wipers randomly comes on 3. Navigation updates are only twice a year in a place where google maps already normally struggle to keep up. 4. Opening the glove compartment is too cumbersome. 5. Seating and steering wheel feels less premium than for a car of this price range Saying all of these things though, I still think this is a better driving experience than my 330i I had just before this.

We love our Mach E GT. The handling and comfort driving beat the M3. The navigation, efficiency and range estimates are better in the M3.

I actually think the trunk is pretty big for a sedan.

Most people don’t close the door hard enough so I always gotta tell them to shut it harder. When I’m backing out of my garage I usually get my seatbelt on while I’m backing up, but if I shift my weight the wrong way it slams on the emergency brake and throws it into park. Hate that.

Per my charging passport it runs me $27.88 a month on home charging . Love my car

I love telling people I paid $15.5K for mine :)

22 M3P. 41k miles. - Creaks and rattles are annoying as hell and it seems that these cars get them absolutely randomly. Its like every change frequency from road textures or bumps causes a new rattle somewhere else. Im pissed about it having bought it second hand for half the price. Id be REALLY pissed about it if I bought it at full sticker price. Its currently at the shop getting rattles addressed. - Battery degredation. Ran a battery health test a couple weeks ago. It showed 84%. 84% on a 3 year old car. I remember tesla releasing a study saying that the average model 3/y had 12% degredation after like 200k miles. I would love to have 12%. Then I see the newer models getting 370+ miles of real world highway range and it kinda sucks knowing my car can barely do 250 on a good day. Around 200 in the winter if im lucky. And my job requires me to travel often so it does make a big difference for me. And those range numbers are after switching to 18 inch wheels and 225 width tires. -the door handles. Stupid as hell. We had flush mechanical door handles in the 90s. Why the hell do we need these? It would have likely been cheaper just to add an extra kw to the battery to offset effeciency losses. - the frame less windows. Wind noise is already a major noise factor in these cars. This just makes it worse and is directly responsible for atleast 1 of my rattles. - insurance. Finding good affordable insurance is so fucking hard. I quoted out a new mustang gt with a performance pack. It was 3 times less than my model 3. And often it completely offsets the savings from not buying gas. Which supposed to be a huge bonus of driving electric.

TIL! Thank you. Edited to add: it works! Why didn't I know this?

The auto wipers are absolute trash. And I am so sick of the dry wipe every time I turn on FSD. It inevitably streaks my windshield.

I have a full size golf bag and have not had to put my clubs in diagonally. It has to be at the back side so the long woods fit in the left cutout, but they fit fine. Annoyances hmmm… it is annoying that it doesn’t seem possible to get the range that the guessometer predicts. I have a 16 mile commute to work. When I arrive at work (summer temps, dry roads) it will say that I had an efficiency of 205 wh/mi which is awesome. But my range has dropped 20 miles in a 16 mile drive. I would think that I could easily achieve the rated range with that kind of efficiency. Just seems like they are cheating somewhere, to publish numbers they want. This doesn’t really cause me any problems. I have no issues with range anxiety…just feels dishonest.

I’ve noticed that when a new group chat message comes in responding through the car sends the reply only to the person who last texted the group chat, not the group chat itself.

I bought a velcro sunglass holder that sticks to the carpetted side of the center console area near your knees, works great!

I daily drive a 2018 Model 3 and am original owner, so everything I say I hope they have improved, but I would say I hate these things: range estimator is always 10-30% overestimated error off and charging destination changes over highway time, the plastic creaks due to temperature and vibrations more often than you would think but not terrible, when it rains water can fall into your trunk if enough collects above the truck area, FSD is still supervised, supercharging destinations have gotten way more expensive, not a specific model 3 issue but watch out for the service bulletins on your car because Tesla won’t notify you about parts to replace for free while you can get them for free, cabin noise can always be better, interior is prone to scratches easily. Parts that have failed in mine include a PCS board in 7 years for $2.6k, upper controls arms on the front shocks at $100 each, and in areas with lots of pollen the ac filter has to be changed once a year instead of every 2 years. Best vehicle I’ve owned, but continuous improvements are there. Hoping they honor hw4 upgrades too.

Auto wipers are weird, some odd routes on driving, but admittedly some of my routes are ingrained. Handles, not ideal. Got over the lack of turn signal stock after 8 months. Can get a full size golf bag and clicgear cart in trunk no problem ( and a second bag). Frunk should open automatically. Overall big learning curve but , love it

The biggest annoyance is that Tesla Vision (camera based) is worse than any standard car on the market that has basic proximity sensors. Cameras are getting better, but still not 100% reliable.

Frunk looks to be big enough to transport take out/fast food so your car doesn’t smell

The door handles? Naw. It’s just an ask and show them how. Wipers hell yeah. It seems to fix and go bad every other release.

I have a 2021 M3 LR. It's fast, very fast but I personally feel that it has no soul. Feels very robotic overall and the steering feels very digital. As someone else pointed out, the door handles are a nuisance, and the rear seats are not as comfortable in my personal opinion, recline angle is not great. No manual latch on the glovebox, no grab handles anywhere is crap too.

The Model 3 has one of the large trunk space for a compact sedan. If your golf bag won't fit it like won't fit in any of the compacts.

Model 3 is a great car lots of room for a car of its size. Autopilot tacc and wipers are the big disappointments. Cost savings like no rubbers seals in outer door sills and seals to control water flow from windshield are other factors

It rattles. A lot.

I've had my Model 3 for 6 years and the only real complaint is that some parking garages can be very steep inside the city of Barcelona and I've heard it scrape the plastic bottom a few times with a very unpleasant sound. Air shocks like the Model S has that would allow you to raise the car would be great for these situations.

The car sits very low. It can be a challenge to get in and out. My wife and I are older. I loved the Model 3, but I needed something better suited for us and I traded it in on a Y.

My biggest compaint is how low it is.

Yes! It's such a weird thing. Literally had this conversation with a group of acquaintances making comments that I must be rich.

Weak paint i recommend at least doing half the front in ppf the day you get it. Telling people constantly not to use the emergency door handles. Also I have homelink and some garage doors it just wont open which is annoying. Also barely use the trunk since it requires opening it via the app or car sometimes wish there was a button. Otherwise absolutely love my m3 rwd. I hate driving anything else now lol

Why not just set a departure time so it melts the snow before you get in?

Why didn't you take it in? All my rattles were fixed and its basically silent now. Also tires make a big difference. Mines also a late 2023

Apartment hunting sucks with an ev. Always try to find something with a cheap garage to use 110 and occasionally have to use a supercharger

I have a wide mouth hydroflask. If I have a boot on it won’t fit in the cup holder. Without the boot it’s just fine.

2023.model y and the cup holders are absolute garbage. Zero thought put into something so easy.

There are no grab bars. It’s weird. Trying to find the exterior handles in the dark. When moving into a turning lane sometimes the indicator stays on until you make the turn from the turning lane and sometimes it does not. Autopilot takes way too long to get back up to speed when you’ve slowed because of the car in front but someone is passing you and you have to wait to change lanes. As others have stated, the auto wipers are ridiculous.

'22 Performance. I use traffic-aware cruise control constantly (*not* autopilot). It has a bad habit of suddenly changing the cruise speed because it thinks I'm on a different road. Happens most often in the far right lane of the freeway, when it thinks I'm exiting or on a frontage road or something. I also get "Curvature Assist" warnings that do the same thing randomly, most often on straight roads. 🤷🏼‍♂️ That's the only thing that makes me suddenly question why I own this car. Everything else is either a minor tradeoff (the auto wipers are indeed ridiculous still but I can live with that) or something I knew wasn't gonna be perfect from the beginning (the cheap minimalist interior is underwhelming).

Traffic aware cruise control phantom braking!

The heat/ac automatically turning on when you click to open up the ac/heat settings to turn on the heated seats. The interior lights sucks ass. I always have to use my phone flashlight. Probably other but I can’t think of any at the moment. GPS sucks bad.

Battery not lasting as long as it says it does..

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Yeah never knew how to explain this. But this sounds perfect.

Escape the matrix and you’ll live a schedule free life. As I type this before going to sleeping for my 12 shift.

If the golf clubs thing is a deal breaker by a mode Y you can fit a driving range in that boot.

Regarding the first one, I've been to the service center twice, at first what they did didn't fix it, second visit, returned on the same day, left the car overnight, they managed to fix it, they tightened all the screws they could find and checked everything that seemed slightly loose and since then it hasn't happened

So does this mean when you get in the car, it automatically turns the shuffle option off on Apple Music?

The only thing I hate in Tesla is auto wipers switching on when autopilot is enabled that's it.

Great write up, thanks!

That’s great to hear! Do you ever try to put 2 bags in the trunk? My Fiancé plays with me very often but her bag is a bit smaller

I started keeping a rag in my last car bc for whatever reason my car and not the others in my lot collects dew (maybe it’s the spot idk) but would take a while to clear so I’d wipe everything down so I’ve taken this habit to the Tesla lol. Usually preheat eill take care of the rest

I live in Michigan so this is definitely a possible issue!

Can you expand on the auto climate control issue? I tend to have dry eyes so I NEVER have vents pointed at my face… if that is the only way to set climate to “Auto” then I would be very upset

It’s crazy that I’m leasing for the same amount monthly as the mazda3 I gave up. But yeah I guess the perception was that the cars were 60-70k+? Up to 135k? Or maybe they think everything is the model s? A model3 standard is pretty close to a Honda accord. But no one would say “that dude is driving a Honda accord sport he must have money”

The pockets thing is so funny to me bc I’ve never used the pockets in my cars. Then again I don’t have kids

Navigation routes have been awful. For some reason it refuses to show me my preferred route I always take. Now it shows me three or four other routes and there isn’t usually anything wrong with my preferred route and they are usually the same time. Now I always have to doublecheck with Apple Maps, which just added the preferred route. Tesla needs to make some route options for FSD. Let me just draw a line for a route I want.

It does for me.

I can't sleep on my commute to work 😭

Great stuff, thanks for writing this out

2024 Model 3 Performance. When playing music, even with bass and sub turned way down, the rear shelf rattles at certain frequencies. Been there since I took delivery. Drives me crazy. Tesla service has been unable to fix it. Also have a friend with the exact same issue.

For the golf bag thing, I have a 2021 model 3 SR+ and my bag fits horizontally in the driver heads put in the little compartment cutout? And if I bring 2 I fold a seat down and could fit 2 more bags

Well that's because they removed the separate rain sensors that it used to have most cars have now. It used to work like any other car and better than the one tied to Tesla Vision.

In fairness, you can start the car defrosting with your phone. So unless you have an unplanned exit on an icy day, the windows should be OK when you get into the car.

Other drivers

I generally defrost in advance, and that generally handles most icy problems. Not always the door handles. They improved this with the black handles - the instructions for the silver handles are basically to bash them and hope it doesn’t break the car, but the black handles can be reverse pulled a little which so far, seems to break the ice.

The floormats suck, especially drivers.

I like the way you think!

His work with DOGE has been a waste of money at best and catastrophic to certain government functions at worst

I’m on my second M3, so obviously no deal breakers. If you’d asked me when I got my first M3, it would have been a long (and somewhat petty) list. The cool thing, though, is that they fixed most of those with over-the-air updates by the time I got rid of it. So by 2023, my 2020 was more or less a more used version of the 2023. (I was going to note that leaving your phone in the car was an annoying problem because it left the car unlocked with the key in it, but reading the release notes on tonight’s update, they added a warning when you leave the phone in the unattended car.) Agree with comments here on the auto-wipers. The door handle thing is a bit petty. It does baffle adults seeing it for the first time, but I can certify that a three year old can learn to do it in about 2 minutes. The amazing thing is how much you will realize you put up with daily in whatever ICE machine you are driving now that you didn’t even realize were annoying. Carrying key fobs, having to press buttons to lock and unlock, start and turn off your car. Cars that don’t preheat (or if they do, fill your garage with poison gas). Features that never change because you have to buy next years model to get them. Windows that stay open when the car locks. No dog mode to keep your groceries cool while you are in your next stop. Not being able to press “start self driving” in your driveway and having it head to the next stop on your calendar. Going to gas stations. Doing the whole dealer dance when you buy the car. Oil changes… It’s a very long list. I like the M3, but if your golf clubs don’t fit, get an MY or give up golf. Ditch the Beamer or whatever. You won’t regret it. And if you’re the kind of person that just enjoys griping, there’s always Reddit!

Great write up, thank you!

My 2001 Audi TT had this - not an issue at all.

I have my seat up quite high for entry and exit while my driving position is lower.

Did I mention car wash mode? Lol

When exiting the vehicle or driver side it's difficult to push the door all the way open so it stays open instead of always bouncing back. It requires just the right amount of force and that is annoying...

The fit and finish could use some work. The fit: Car is very quiet so the economy sedan interior build quality is very prominent when things start rattling. The finish: Interior holds up very well. Have a 2019 with 120,000 miles and the interior still looks great. Auto wipers are the worst implementation to ever exist. At the end of it all, I couldn’t imagine daily driving any other vehicle. I love both of our Teslas.

Not being able to drive it every minute of everyday due to responsibilities like feeding my kids and such

Or a case and put it in the arm rest

Hmmm annoyances with my Model 3: -The car is too fast -The nav display is too good -The audio system is mind blowing -FSD makes driving boring -The app integration will make all other cars seems like they’re from the Stone Age In all honesty though my only complaint with my car is the auto wipers. 😅

I hate that sometimes when I drive my wife’s car I forget that I have to shut it off by pressing a button. Then I get out and walk away and I forget that I have to lock it. I have left her car running and unlocked multiple times. I also hate that her car is not the perfect when I get into it after running errands. The damn thing doesn’t drive itself either. Her car is a Chevy. I love my Tesla and miss it after trips when I’m driving a rental as well. I don’t understand why people say that Tesla’s are not luxury vehicles.

My daily annoyances: 1. Damned *PING*! every time I activate or deactivate cruise control. 2. USB player not remembering what was playing or autoresuming 3. Auto wipers not as good as on other cars

I don’t have a lot of annoyances. The back seats are not comfortable. And like the other person said, have to teach everyone how to use the doors. Also range sucks when it is below 0f, I would have thought preconditioning the battery would fix that problem, it doesn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I’d buy it all over again. Actually I plan to buy a used model s in the next couple of years to replace one of my other cars.

The wipers coming on whenever they feel like it. basic function of cruise control not working on direct sunlight or adverse conditions. That’s about it. Wipers and cruise control are abysmal on this rig. Oh and the fact that cooled seats aren’t standard on a 60k car new in’23 is shocking to me

I kind of like it for the extra grip, personally, but I can see how it could annoy other people. It's very pronounced stitching for sure.

Lots of good ones on this list, all true. I’ll add one I haven’t seen yet: Auto turn signals - love them but annoying on traffic circles and switching into left or right turning lanes does not always stay on and you have to reengage. When in manual, the “click” is not like any other car I’ve driven so it annoys me.

This

I've found by setting the seat slightly further forward than I'd like, the next time the seat moves from easy access to my programed position, it's bang on and stays that way for a while.

I truly hope to learn something here and admit sometimes I'm a dummy, but to my knowledge there is NO WAY TO ADJUST WHICH VENT is used when in auto. Truly stupid. You CAN adjust them in manual, but in Auto mode you can only swizzle the vent (adjust left/right/pitch)--it still blows towards your face/hands no matter what. In manual mode you can have it blow at your feet or at the windshield or at your face or combos thereof. I just drive around with the fan on low all the time. These cars fog the windshield like a mofo, too, so you NEED CC.

Phantom breaking when auto pilot is on , hatchback for boot space would be nice for daily use. Doors only occasionally when it’s frosty, you can heat up the cabin and steering wheel nicely but still when you’re trying to get in the door handle is frozen solid and you can damage the soft close mechanism for the windows. Surprisingly got used to lack of stalks very quickly. Overall the car is 9/10. I’m driving M3 highland 👍

Seriously annoying. Esp. if you forget to put uour window up. It just ends up inside.

These things don’t have anything to do with each other. Having a door frame would not matter to the frame of the car or interior space.

I agree with your 3 complaints. Also, it uses alot of energy in cold weather and charges much slower on Level 1 charger. Other than those, it's a great car.

LOL. That’s a funny one.

Ah yes. …and seat squeaks. The service center solution to my squeaky driver seat was “don’t put it all the way back” …….

I love my model 3 but the paint SUCKS. Worst quality paint of any vehicle I have ever owned.

The new manual door handles release in the back seats is under a hidden compartment in the door pocket. Its the same material as the pocket so it blends in and is a cable now.

All of the above, and BRIGHTS. The auto brights for headlights sucks (and is the only option). Going downhill in a neighborhood that has an upward incline on the opposite side with street lights and the brights refuse to engage. I have to hold the stalk back to keep them on there. I assume it is thinking the street lights are super dim headlights anyway. That is the most annoying thing I encounter regularly. Finding the door handle on a 3 in a dark place, also terrible.

Auto wipers. FSD somehow getting better and worse. Weird nav directions. Can’t drive 85mph and expect even decent range. Everything else is great, still worth it

I hate the way when you go to nav you have to set it to rotate with you every time. Iove summon. But it can be hit or miss sometimes, cameras get dirty often depending on where, when, and how much you drive. Frunk not being power. Moving the turn signal camera pop up every other time you get in Washer fluid comes out the wipers so its kind of not efficient. It also runs down the side of the car and leaves like water stains so I run through th ecsr wash often I wish the skip next song button was thicker or a button, its very inconvenient when youre skipping multiple times Also I hate the way that it keeps putting nav back into the corner I wish when you open more things it could display nav info along the top/ return to half screen nav I do flex ! When I leave my mom in the back seat watching something it always locks down the car. IT doesnt matter if I leave it in dog or camp mode phone in the car keyboard it always locks it down unless someone's in the driver's seat. The only exception is if I close the door enough to close but not fully latch. Wind noise also WHEN I WANT HEATED/COOLED SEATS BUT NO AIR. IF YOU CLICK CLIMATE IT WILL JUST TURN IT ON SO TO EDIT IT OR ANY WARMING I HAVE TO TURN IT RIGHT BACK OFF My windows are CONSTANTLY fogged up.

I like the buttons more!

What features do you miss?

Shower time!

The door handles are difficult to operate in the dark. You have to feel around to find the spot to press. Seat headrest too far forward. Bothers me but not most. Auto wipers. Overall, best car out there.

THATS WHAT SHE SAID

Only thing annoys me is that I don’t have the highland model

Layout choices mostly. The regenerative breaking bar used to be in a better/more intuitive location (now it is very easy to miss). The menu tray used to be in a different location/function slightly differently. The driving/car visualization used to function differently/not stay zoomed in. I have probably forgotten more than I remember, but I recall feeling a slight sense of loss every time something I was accustomed to was replaced by something I liked less.

I’m struggling with my doors not locking when I walk away sometimes. Yes, I’ve reset the Bluetooth connection etc. Perhaps it’s a seat sensor. 3.5 yrs strong at 48k miles Wind noise from drivers window when it’s extremely cold. Steering wheel starting to peel on the bottom a little bit. Still waiting for my rear fog light to come in an update.

This made me laugh.....👆 'go on baby take it all'

TIL too!

Probably the auto wipers. Technically it's software, so it should be able to be fixed...eventually. As far as things that aren't software related, I can't really think of any. It's probably the closest thing to a perfect car. I guess the window switches could be better. They feel really cheap. A powered frunk would be nice. It doesn't seem like its a big deal until you own one and realize how annoying it is that it's not powered. Since there is no engine, snow builds up really easily on the hood since there is nothing to melt it off. It would be nice if there was a way to heat it just enough to melt snow. The cameras get dirty pretty easily in the winter with all the salt. I wish all the cameras had washer fluid pumped to them, well not all of them. Just the rear and blind spot cameras. It's annoying to have to teach every person that rides with you how to open the doors. I really wish it was a hatchback. It's a really good car overall. It's really hard to find faults with it. The interior is pretty good. Cupholder are good, and there is a place for your phone. I actually like not having a gauge cluster because I can lower my steering wheel and not have to worry about blocking anything.

No spare. Buy a spare, practice putting it on in your driveway. Don’t get caught lacking

I sort of wish the standard cruise control was a little 'dumber'. When you're just on standard cruise control and it reduces your speed on the highway around a corner. Doesn't happen very often but it's annoying when it does

Overall, wouldn't go back to an ICE car. I have a 2024 Highland but I do have some annoyances set aside just for posts like this: 1. Forward Collision Warning (should really be FALSE Collision Warning) sucks so hard. The Warning in my case is false 98% of the time. If you get Tesla Insurance, be prepared to have your premium go up by $5 every time you get this Warning. It doesn't sound like much, but the car will find a way to keep dinging you for it. Get outside insurance if you can. Progressive, Foremost, and Country had the lowest rates for me. Also safety score 2.2 sounds like it's just getting worse. Look into the Excessive Speeding for safety score 2.2, if you're interested. 2. If you get the white seats, they're easy to keep clean, but you'll be worrying about them when you take the car into a non-tesla service center. I learned this the hard way. Only use a magic eraser if you're desperate, which I was. But keep baby wipes on hand. 3. The frunk. This is more of a slight annoyance compared to the others. If your hands are full, you've gotta do arm gymnastics to get out your phone to open it, or juggle everything while you lean in to tap the screen to hit the button. I'm considering DIY installing an aftermarket powered frunk, but am a bit overwhelmed at the process.

Would add to the doors that if you live where it's snowy and cold in winter, the doors can be pain in the ass to deal with. Especially if you don't have a garage. Ice blocking the whole handle (especially here in Finland when it's been changing between +5 Celsius and -10 Celsius for like 2 times a week now). You can get the driver door open with the app, but if you need to open the other doors it can be painful. Also the windows freezing and won't go down when you open the door. Having defrost mode on for 15min usually helps with this but it is very power consuming. Other than that, I haven't had any problems and especially during summer I've enjoyed it every single day!

I have a 2018 so my input is probably worthless lol

Scraping on speed bumps

\* Adding an destination in navigation is always at the end (instead of between start and final destination). So you need to fiddle through menus to put destinations into right order. \* Muting nav speech also requires entering a sub menu \* Chill mode is cool but firmly flooring the pedal should optionally override it \* Map zooms in and out unwantedly when trying to find a charger. Unecessarily difficult to change from one suggested charger to another one. \* The small trunk door is almost a show stopper for the M3. It should have the same opening like model Y. \* I hate the plastic leather \* Joe mode does not really work (lowering system sound noises) \* Auto-wiper dysfunction is an offense to 2025 \* Wireless charger is making iphone running hot \* Suspension still not up to date IMHO Other than that awesome car.

wipers are the lowest quality item on the tesla they could have put lights on the handles so we can see them at night. seat cushioning I find a bit cheap but as car is newish I cant say how long it will last till it falls apart the big ipad could have been titled at a slight angle towards the driver opening the frunk by the app and then cannot close it from the app, I think this functionality needs to me disabled unless person is near the car

Especially if you park outside (as I do)! My wife has a model Y (24) and it’s all similar if not identical problems, unfortunately. So in 6 years of being produced this way, they did not see fit to just have a normal door handle, for example. And of course the latest X and Y have the same design for handles, mirrors and frameless doors still too so it’s not like things will be better until they start taking into consideration the climate isn’t always sunny. 😂 It’s a real shame. Both have been good cars otherwise. But the winter really sucks.

I dont know. A lady last night told me she thought they were like 100k. I was like um, I paid less than 30k for a 2023.

Same though. I just treat it like my car waving

Yeah I saw that, now I have a fancy build in phone holder🤣🤣🤣 but better than overheating it

I have stuffed a squishy piece of foam at the bottom of the windshield and it appears to work.

There isnt. It is stupid. Also cant wait to get rid of mine.

I got a model 2025, besides the weird way FSD behaves on regular streets, summon mode sometimes works, others it doesnt. Dash sometimes rattles. Other than that, car is great.

I’ve got a 2025 model 3 AWD long range from new and currently on 17,000 miles. No particular order. 1. Auto wipers are awful and far too slow. 2. Wiper speed adjustment isn’t natural 3. Temperature gauge always wildly inaccurate in the winter. 4. Controls on the steering wheel is form over function 5. Dome lights develop a mind of their own. One in particular in my case. Had it replaced once before. Literally my only issues. Positives out weigh the negatives by a very large margin.

Former model3 rwd owner here, I agree with the others about teaching people how to use the doors and the navigation being terrible. I had a lot of rattles inside the car, had to replace the door check straps twice in less than 2 years. It was just too small and I’m not a big guy lol

Build quality was the biggest annoyance, had a couple of brutal rattles inside the car that drove me insane, they are a very rough ride, navigation routing sucks, auto wipers weren’t the greatest. It’s just a small car, fun to drive around town

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Sometimes the 2025 Model 3 just puts itself in park while you are in drive and sitting still, pretty annoying at an intersection when the light turns green and your car doesn't move til you put it back in drive 🤷‍♂️ Thought about bringing it in for service but work a pretty rough schedule so I've just been dealing with it since I'm pretty aware of my surroundings and can put it back in drive pretty quick. I don't see much of anyone else really reporting this either so I just chalk it up to my bad luck or not understanding how the car functions. Definitely pretty concerning though.

Easily the worst flaw of the car, especially in northeast US

Teaching people how to use the doors is actually really annoying! Even though I saw new Ys with some sort of stickers showing the correct door button and what’s the emergency handle.

For what it's worth, we've had the Mach E for one year with no issues or glitches. Our experience with the 2020 model 3 was with poor build quality I.e. seat vinyl delamination and rattles that would crop up. If you want the latest tech, the Mach E would not be it. It is however a solid car.

The goddamn beeping and general interference of the safety features. The related and absolutely terrible cruise control that freaks out at absolutely nothing

For such an advanced car the auto wipers are absolutely garbage 😂 I just manually set it, not a huge deal since you can adjust them with the scroll on the wheel

Only annoyance I have is some small creaks and rattles but now that I pay attention I notice them in our Kia too. Everything else is flawless - 30k miles mp3 2024

I still have a this random clunk that annoys the shit out of me - whenever I press and release the accelerator. They told me it’s only on the rwd version and is normal.. how idk Besides that it’s bee all right - it’s really nice not having to go to gas station and charging overnight at home Paint is very soft , teaching ppl how to open the door is a bit annoying as well

My biggest complaint is with how tiny the visors are (2020 M3). They don't come down far enough to block the sun when it's low in the sky. Also...the auto wipers.

Had the car since September and still cant get used to the indicators. Its fine if its a planned turn but when you go round one roundabout and on to another its impossible to indicate you are leaving the roundabout. I also hate the high beam. A few times I've had my steering wheel turned and I'm flashed from the driver coming the other way to allow me to go in front of them. Especially when turning into my work as its a busy road coming the other way so folk flash you to go before them if the roads quiet. A few times ive been unable to find my full beam button because the wheel has been turned so unable to acknowledge them. The entrance is dark so they wouldn't see a wave. I never thought these things would bother me but they do now

With other cars that have rain sensors embedded in windshield the dealerships charge up to $1000 to recalibrate after a windshield replacement.

What’s funny is they could easily improve this. I recently upgraded to an S and no longer have this issue. The S outputs a lot less fluid and it is just as effective without getting everywhere

My biggest annoyance is probably the handles, I love them in the summer time I hate them in the winter, I live in Canada where it gets icey and there are times I have to punch the handle until it finally opens haha. I have a 2024 highland and I love it otherwise

24' M3 RWD LR -people complain about the turn signal on the wheel but that's fine and easy to use after 1 day, the shifting being on the screen is the absolute worst part of this car and the only thing I would genuinely want changed. Auto shift helps but not for fast maneuvers. There's been plenty of times I thought I put it back in drive but it didn't go all the way through or I missed because I'm paying attention to my surroundings. It should be required to be able to use a shifter without having to look at it. -no safety handles/oh shit handles. I didn't even realize the car didn't come with it until one day I went up to grab it and there was nothing. It does come with the coat holder hook though. -The doors, especially rear ones, are harder to close than average. In between average and a wrangler. -rear wheels tread went out in under a year -center console squeak (you can fix it pretty cheap diy) -whistling if you opt to get the Tesla roof rack -dust and dirt build up on the trunk/back because of the high torque or maybe it's just design idk. Mudflaps prob help -back windows only go down halfway These may make the car sound bad but I wouldn't choose any other daily driver and the pros outweigh the cons many times over.

Mine weren’t too bad for the first year maybe, but a few software updates made it immediately and noticeably worse. I have a S3XY button on the back of my screen that I hit to set it to off instantly when it decides to wipe on a perfectly sunny day.

Regarding doors. Even though I'm used to of them now, but it's still annoying to try and find the door handle when it's dark. All it needs is some lighting on the door handle.

you can put ur phone on the charging dock and turn off wireless charging.

Open windows in rain. It’s a flood.

This actually really bothered me when I had mine. I have my windows open often and I always had to close them whether I was moving or not but definitely while moving! Only car out of 7 that I’ve had to do that with

In freezing and ice conditions, sometimes the charge port door gets frozen shut and need to be pryed open, but it's a somewhat flimsy piece of plastic and I feel like it could break. Maybe passing a credit card in the seam would help, but I haven't tried that.

1. I get annoyed when I want to sit in my car and and just have everything turn off . With the Tesla (and I might be doing this the wrong way ) I have to turn off sentry mode , go to safety and scroll all the way down to turn off the car after locking the doors. If I leave sentry mode on , the car will detect me and turn back on. 2. The sound the car makes in reverse…. It lets everyone know you’re outside backing up to park or leave . So annoying 😝😝😝

In mine it’s the sunvisor clip thing has gotten a bit loose and it rattles so I don’t connect the visor to clip anymore and it stays quiet .

Urghh! I feel you on this one … used to feel like an idiot fumbling for my phone and the door not opening so I just got the key fob car remote . Now I can open it from afar and have open mostly 100 percent of the time . Also don’t have to worry about my cell phone dying and being left out ( I don’t like carrying the card - keep those at home )

You can use the voice command to open. The gloves box lol surprise ! 😮 now you know

Usually I’m reaching in from the passenger side to grab something or swap a flash drive, not sitting in the drivers seat to use voice commands.

I see how that could be annoying . I don’t keep much in my glovebox except for registration and insurance paperwork . My flash drive is 1 tb and I save and delete from my Tesla app

I am a primary driver and I have a secondary driver as well on my Tesla Model 3 Highland. Both with own driver profiles and phone connections. My phone is set to primary device. When the other person sits in the car, Tesla Model 3 still connects to MY phone if I’m in the house even though the other person just sat in the car!!! If I’m watching a video or am on a call, audio transfers to Tesla 🤦‍♂️ This is a huge problem and even a privacy issue! The other day a video thumbnail was shown on the car screen when the secondary user sat in the car (I don’t even know when I watched it - I wasn’t watching it). How in the world do we have this issue in 2025?!?! I can understand when both people are in the car. But when I’m not even near the car, how is it still connecting to my phone? I have read that for most people it recognizes the driver properly but not me.

Thank you for your input :)

Paint quality is shocking. Both chips and marks that rub out

My trunk is typically loaded with gear so when I golf, I lay my bag across my back seat. Not a horrible compromise, maybe when I eventually have a car seat in back I’ll reorganize my gear or figure out some type of solution but that’s a personal issue. One small complaint for the build of the car is the center console/glove compartment. The (lockable) glove compartment is a hair too small for most anything other than paperwork/cash. Both center consoles feel almost too deep. If something can’t fit in the little shelves made for them, I don’t store it in there. The other is the mechanical frunk. I know that there’s a kit for it, and after 3 years owning this car I plan to get it, but it just feels like something that someone should’ve thought of before they made the car. “Hey, we’re making the trunk motorized and remote, let’s make one of the more unique features of this car mechanical” Last is a double edge sword, it’s low. I love the look of it, but I drove a truck my entire life so instead of climbing in and falling out, I fall in climb out. From a practicality standpoint I wish I got the Y, but from an appreciation standpoint I love the way the 3 looks and don’t mind how low it is. Other than those, I see some auto wiper complaints which I agree with, personally I just click the button if I need it or use the 1 2 3 settings. And road noise(which with no music can be annoying). I love this car, and I’m driving it until I have to buy a new one. And RIP your inbox, I’m sure you have a million new messages about codes, if you need one let me know ;)

My biggest annoyance is the placing of the manual door opener. My mother already used it multiple times by mistake, and I have to keep telling people where they should press to open the door safely

Any car with a camera used for LKAS and other safety features can already cost up to 2000 or more for a replacement and calibration. In fact, it is done any time the windshield gets replaced. it is just not the rain sensor.

I have the Y and test drove the Juniper Y and it has fixed the two biggest issues the gen 1 Ys have: road noise and stiff suspension. I'd imagine the gen 1 3s have the same issues.

From where? Picture?

The cup holders can be annoying because there’s little thingys that come out to hold things like water bottles in place really well 🤣😂 but when you have a styrofoam cup it’s a little nerve wracking, especially when it’s Dr Pepper next to my white seats 🤣 I know it’ll wipe off but the anxiety is still there

Haha yes i do!

Sent you a pm

I have a 2023 M3 and a 2024 MY and I love both cars, maybe the 3 a little more ;-). There are some adjustments to the EV life but its been wonderful and honestly Tesla has had it all figured out for years (Non supercharger public charging systems are mostly terrible) I will never buy a dealer business model, ICE car ever again. No f'ing way.

I have that one too!!

- Constantly some camera being blocked or blinded and having no form of cruise control due to it. - auto wipers turning on pretty much everytime FSD is activated. Camera and glass were just cleaned byTesla - FSD keeps trying to change lanes even after the signal is canceled. Should have a cooldown. - Windshield fluid going on the driver window. - The screen and aux devices turn off the instant the door closes. I use the rear passenger door for my bag and I wish it would wait a few seconds before turning everything off. - 12v outlet not being 12v causing faults in most inverters. - Stock with powered frunk. - Not in my car but being in a car without a turn signal stock is annoying. - Finding the right seat position to not cause pain from one pedal driving.

Oh yeah! Fortunately, Tesla windshields are surprisingly gadget-free.🤓

Correct answer. :-)

Found it: https://www.alfanxi.com/products/alfanxi-hand-stitch-steering-wheel-cover-alcantara-material-for-tesla-model-3-2023-2024-2025-highland-black-thread

The auto wipers are a minor annoyance. When I got mine, there was wind noise at the drivers window. However, Tesla service fixed it for free. Everything else has been awesome. I love driving this car!

Cool thanks

This is the most annoying post I’ve seen on Reddit

Edit: occasional not daily. Handles in frigid cold freeze shut… need to pound them open with the end of scrapper. Maybe if I preheated more? Other than annoying wiper set up - I love it. My elderly lady passengers forget how to open the doors

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To add, door handles can be impossible to find in the dark, same does for the charge socket once the flap has opened. And I hate the stupid motorised flap,it's pointless a d is prone to trying to shut when pissi g around trying to plug in in the dark!

For me it’s the squeaky seats. I have a service scheduled with Tesla so hopefully they’ll fix it. I wonder if other had the gas same issue

The worst part is the freakin’ auto wipers and the wiper fluid distribution shnozzles. Aside from that everything’s great.

The automatic windshield wipers are abysmal. They hardly activate in the rain, except when I put the car in reverse. Then they go full hurricane. My car is a 2019 with 2.5 hardware. 3.0 and 4.0 cars might be better.

My M3 has been amazing. Annoyances - 6/7 year old kinds find it difficult to buckle up. The booster seat slides over. They dont have this issue with my currect and previous non-tesla cars. Also, they feel nausia in long drive, despite me being careful with regen braking. (I dont want to disable it altogether).

When I first got I had tons of rattles, but after a year they all went away which is nice. So be aware of that. I have virtually no complaints. I golf and having my box bag diagonally is a sedan issue not an M3 issue. Id say the only one is early crash detection is obnoxious at times and unnecessary, but its not a big deal.

There are not enough usb ports . only one in the console

Had my M3 2023 for almost 3 years now and the single worst thing is the auto wipers. Everything else is manageable/negligible

It gets curbed everywhere. Also, if your knees hurt, you probably don’t want it cause it’s pretty low to the ground. Aside from that, I love that car more than myself.

If you are tall you can’t fold the rear seats. Adaptive headlights almost never disable in cities. The button for activating adaptive cruise control, doesn’t register half the time. In Europe the tow hitch is really annoying. Almost impossible to connect the wiring without getting on your knees. You can’t wipe the windshield on highways without the washer fluid getting everywhere. The range at 150 kph is only 250-300 km.

For the door problem, I just added one of those stickers from aliexpress in orange, since I like orange color in details, anda everytime they ask, I just reply - press the orange button. - It works well

Oppening the doors when my daughter os sleeping just wakes her UP. I noticed that I can first open the Windows and then I can open the door without waking her. The mats need to be replaced. I can't see the wheels on the mirrors ir câmera, só parking is a bit anoying, even the lines in the câmera does not do much. Até least I cant use them to Park.

Mine is a leaker. Very annoying in rainy climes. Heater and heated seats don't heat as well as an ICE. Range isn't great for me these days because I don't have a home charger and I'm driving 200km per day. But other than these, it's been a total game changer and I've been able to overlook these things for everything else it affords me: economy, speed, luxury, environmental improvements

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I'm seeing a LOT of people bitching about the auto wipers, and I gotta say, I have no idea what they're talking about. My 2022 M3P will on rare occasion start repeatedly wiping nothing off the windshield but generally it's because the sun hit the camera just right or the glass is slightly foggy still, which is a problem any car with auto wipers will have. In general, it is leaps and bounds far above the auto wipers on my Lincoln MKT I got out of, which was way, WAY more susceptible to both of those issues even though it used a separate rain sensor instead of a single camera like Tesla Vision. However, while most people I have driven are perfectly capable of figuring out how to use the exterior door handle, I have to explain to EVERY SINGLE NEW PERSON that they should hit the electronic button to get out, rather than pull the manual handle that Jack's up the weather seal. That has admittedly gotten old fast. Another issue I have is that trying to do anything on the touch screen, especially if you're currently driving, is an outright nuisance at the best of times. Far from exclusive to Tesla, but still very worth mentioning. I do my very best to use the scroll wheels on the steering wheel or voice commands for everything I can while in motion. My final complaint is that they do not have built-in sunglasses holders, which was important to me as I have major issues with eye sensitivity. I have to wear my sunglasses even on heavily overcast days, so I'm routinely having to grab them before driving, but I've found that keeping them in their little carry pouch to prevent scratches and keeping them in the little cubby by the wireless chargers is fine enough. There are easily installed aftermarket options if you want to go that route, but in my opinion, all the options I could find either had their own drawbacks, were butt-ugly, or both. But overall, while I'll admit I'm still a relatively new owner as I just bought the car used this year, I would argue that it's a very practical, very convenient car with no major drawbacks that I couldn't find solutions for. In my opinion, the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.

I have no issues with my M3 LR. Occasionally, it takes a moment to wake up or load features like Sentry Mode in the app.

None! Close your eyes and buy one and prepare to have your life transformed. Welcome to the future! 👏🏻

I would say the cruise settings can be frustrating. Have FSD but can’t set the speed, just the driving styles. And I don’t believe I can switch from FSD to the other autopilot option without going into park. Live in a rural area with little traffic so no need to “flow” with traffic. Would prefer to set my number so FSD doesn’t get me a speeding a ticket. 24M3P

My only pet-peeve is the location of cabin air filter In my previous gas cars, it was always easily accessible and replaceable, usually from the glove box, no tools needed. Whereas for Model 3 *(and Model Y)*, you need tools to take out trim pieces, disconnect some wires, hang on to the said wire because it has a tendency to disappear into the car, only then you even see the cabin air filter Definitely not designed by someone who has ever owned a car!

The only other annoyance for me is the lack of a rear windshield wiper. Sure it has defrost, but there have been times when I've needed it clean **NOW** not 7 minutes later

How is a door frame _(or the lack of it)_ stopping the engineers from designing a stronger B-Pillar?

ICE out