The world's best-selling car
Model Y
2020 – presentIn production5-door electric mid-size SUV, 5 seats (Model Y L: 6)
The best-selling car on earth.
Overview
Model Y is the Model 3 recipe lifted into an SUV — 76 cubic feet of cargo, a glass roof, and enough volume to become the best-selling car of any kind in the world in 2023, the first electric car ever to hold that title.
The story
Model Y was unveiled in March 2019 as the cheaper, taller half of the Model 3/Model Y pair, sharing roughly three quarters of its parts with the sedan. It started deliveries in March 2020, exactly as the world shut down, and then did something no electric car had done before.
In 2023 it outsold every other car on the planet — petrol, diesel or electric — with around 1.2 million deliveries, taking the global crown from the Toyota Corolla. In Europe it was the best-selling vehicle of 2023 and 2024, and it is built on four continents.
The 2025 Juniper update replaced most of what you could see, and the line has since grown a long-wheelbase six-seat version, the Model Y L. It is the car Tesla's second Master Plan predicted and the one that pays for everything else.
Full specifications
Powertrain
- Layout
- Rear-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive
- Motors
- Single rear motor, or one motor per axle
- Battery
- Structural pack, LFP in RWD cars
- Drive
- RWD or AWD
Performance
- 0–60 mph
- 6.8 s (RWD), 4.1 s (Long Range AWD), 2.9 s (Performance)
- Top speed
- 125 mph (RWD), 155 mph (Performance)
- Drag coefficient
- 0.22 after the 2025 Juniper update
- Towing
- Up to 3,500 lb
Charging
- DC fast charging
- Up to 250 kW on Superchargers
- Range added
- Up to 160 mi in 15 minutes
- Home charging
- Up to 11.5 kW onboard AC charger
Interior & tech
- Displays
- 16-inch front touchscreen, 8-inch rear screen
- Roof
- Panoramic glass roof
- Seating
- 5 seats, or 6 in the long-wheelbase Model Y L
- Cargo
- Up to 76 cu ft with the rear seats folded, plus a front trunk
Production
- Unveiled
- 14 March 2019; first deliveries 13 March 2020
- Built at
- Fremont, Shanghai, Berlin-Brandenburg and Austin
- 2023
- The best-selling vehicle of any kind worldwide, at around 1.2 million units
- Model Y L
- 6-seat long-wheelbase version added to the line-up in 2025–26
Records and firsts
- The world's best-selling car of any kind in 2023 — the first electric car ever to top that list
- The best-selling vehicle in Europe in 2023 and 2024
- The first car to reach 1 million units in a single model year for Tesla
- IIHS Top Safety Pick+ in multiple years, and a 5-star Euro NCAP rating
- The single most-produced EV platform in the world, built on four continents
Every version
| Version | Years | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Range AWD | 2020–present | from $52,990 at launch | The car that started the Model Y line |
| Performance | 2020–present | from $60,990 at launch | Lowered suspension, track-tuned, 2.9 s in the current car |
| Standard Range RWD | 2021–present | from $41,990 at launch | LFP pack, the volume seller |
| Seven-seat option | 2021–2024 | $3,000 option | A third row offered on early cars |
| Juniper | 2025– | from $44,990 | Refreshed body, new light bars, quieter cabin, 0.22 Cd |
| Model Y L | 2025–present | $63,630 incl. fees | Long-wheelbase 6-seat flagship of the Model Y family |