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Tesla Model Y

Buying advice + depreciation curve + variant breakdown for every generation on sale.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Price by age

What does a car this age cost?

Generation timeline (aligned to chart)

Model Y
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AgeGenerationPrice rangeMin. DownAvailability
0yModel YS$230k – S$216kS$88kLow
1yModel YS$217k – S$208kS$85kMedium
2yModel YS$181k – S$175kS$72kMedium
3yModel YS$175k – S$167kS$69kMedium
4yModel YS$165k – S$154kS$65kMedium
Generation
Tap a generation () to jump to its full breakdown below; the colour maps back to the timeline strip + legend above.
Price range
P75 → P25 of asking — the middle half of listings at that age sits inside this band. Outliers above and below excluded.
Down payment
MAS Notice 642 LTV cap applied to the age's median asking: 30% when OMV is up to S$20k, 40% above. Max loan tenure 7 years. Rows marked * mix both OMV buckets — we display the conservative 40% figure so the quote never under-states what a luxury-OMV listing at that age would actually require.
Availability
High when this age's listing share is ≥1.5× the model's uniform expectation, low when ≤0.6×, medium otherwise. Model-relative, so an evenly-spread model lands all-medium.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Tesla Model Y sit?

13 scoreable mass-market SUVs · 50 more in segment lack enough listings to score

SAFE BETS — Strong brand + strong resale. Lowest-anxiety pick.HIDDEN GEMS — Market values these higher than the brand reputation suggests — buyers know something the composite doesn't.BARGAIN BUYS — Well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap, don't resell soon.HIGH RISK — Soft on both axes — proceed with care.SAFE BETSHIDDEN GEMSBARGAIN BUYSHIGH RISKVezelForesterHr-VOutlanderTucsonRav4XvX-TrailKicksXc60Cr-VCountrymanModel-Ybrand reliability →holds value →55950100

Tesla Model Y

this model

Brand reliability

65(−10 vs median 75)

Resale strength

75(+36 vs median 39)

Asking price falls ~8.5% per year

HIDDEN GEMSHolds value better than its brand reputation suggests.
Brand reliability
Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength
100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set
Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants
The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

Model Y (2020-present) · Reg 2022–2026

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Verdict

Same Tesla Model 3 platform with a taller crossover body — all Model 3 buying checks carry over. 2020 launch year is the worst MY (panel gaps, paint, build quality); 2022+ materially better, 2024+ benefits from refined production. Same flush door handle sensor / freezing failures + same suspension wear pattern + same software glitch profile (touchscreen freeze post-OTA, phantom braking, Autopilot inconsistency). HV battery same Tesla durability story (15% loss at 200k miles). SG seeing high Model Y volume as the Cybertruck-era Tesla.
Asking
S$172k–210k
Median
S$179k
Decay
5.4%/yr

What's good

  • Post-2022 build with documented OTA + recall update history — same logic as Model 3; launch-window build quality + software issues materially settled by 2022-2023 production. Documented update history is the SG-specific paperwork check (parallel imports may miss SG-region OTA refreshes).
  • Pack health 90%+ at 50k km via official Tesla service-mode read — same Tesla battery durability story carries over from Model 3. Long Range pack at 90%+ at 50k km = essentially a new pack for daily use.

What to watch

  • A 2020-2021 launch-year Model Y with no update or recall paperwork — densest build-quality complaint cluster on the gen (panel gaps, paint, trim, wind noise). Walking is the rational default when post-2022 cars exist at similar pricing.
  • Suspension wear, alignment drift, or steering vibration at viewing — Model Y inherits the Model 3 control-arm / ball-joint failure pattern + the higher ride height adds load on these components. Diagnose at viewing; suspension is the most expensive non-battery item on the platform.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

Common questions about the Tesla Model Y

How much does a used Tesla Model Y cost in Singapore?
Most used Tesla Model Y on the market are around 1 year old, asking roughly S$208k–S$217k (typically about S$213k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.
How much does a used Tesla Model Y depreciate per year?
A used Tesla Model Y loses value at a fairly steady pace — around 6% a year — with no real plateau. An older one costs less but keeps falling at much the same rate, so there's no single 'bargain age': buy on price and condition, not on timing.
Is the Tesla Model Y reliable?
In our read, the Tesla Model Y scores 65 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
What should I expect to pay for a used Tesla Model Y with a given mileage?
It depends on the exact variant, age and mileage — a higher-mileage car should ask less. Use the price modeller on this page to get a fair-price range for a specific age and mileage, so you know what to offer.
Where do these Tesla Model Y figures come from?
They're worked out from current used-Tesla Model Y listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.