Tesla does not publish a price for a replacement battery pack. What it does publish is the warranty: 8 years on every current US Tesla, with a mileage cap of 100,000, 120,000 or 150,000 miles depending on the model, and a guarantee that the pack keeps at least 70% of its capacity over that period. The only Tesla Service invoice for a pack we found published in full is from 2020: $13,500 for a remanufactured Model 3 pack plus $2,299.27 labor. Everything else below is labeled with where it comes from.
Tesla battery warranty by model
These are the terms in Tesla’s North American New Vehicle Limited Warranty and its Cybertruck warranty. Tesla’s 2026 trim names differ from the names in the warranty booklet, so both are shown.
| Model | Years | Miles (whichever first) | Capacity guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model 3 and Model Y Standard / RWD (booklet: “Standard or Standard Range Plus”) | 8 | 100,000 | at least 70% |
| Model 3 and Model Y Long Range / Premium and Performance | 8 | 120,000 | at least 70% |
| Model S and Model X | 8 | 150,000 | at least 70% |
| Cybertruck | 8 | 150,000 | at least 70% |
The per-car warranty figures are also on each model page: Model 3 RWD, Model 3 Long Range AWD, Model Y RWD, Model Y Long Range AWD and Cybertruck.
What the battery warranty does not cover
- Normal capacity loss. Gradual loss is only a warranty claim if capacity falls below 70% inside the warranty period. A pack at 75% after six years is not a defect under these terms.
- Damage and tampering. Damage from a collision or accident, exposing the pack to direct flame, flooding it, and servicing or opening it by anyone Tesla has not certified are excluded. A fire that starts in the battery itself is covered.
- What you get back. Tesla repairs the pack or replaces it with a new, reconditioned or remanufactured one, and for a capacity claim the replacement only has to be in a condition appropriate to the car’s age and mileage, enough to stay above the 70% floor for the rest of the warranty — not the capacity it had when new.
Source: the Battery and Drive Unit section of Tesla’s New Vehicle Limited Warranty (effective 2026/09/01).
Tesla’s extended battery warranty: $2,000
Model 3 and Model Y owners in the US can buy a Battery Extended Service Agreement from Tesla for $2,000, with a $500 deductible per visit. It adds 2 years or 30,000 miles after the factory battery warranty ends and has to be bought while that warranty is still running. It covers failures, not wear: Tesla’s terms exclude “failures or degradation specific to Battery capacity or energy retention.” Source: Tesla Battery ESA terms and conditions, dated December 11, 2025.
How much is a Tesla battery replacement?
Tesla has no public price list for battery packs, and it does not publish replacement prices for any model. The only full Tesla Service invoice we could find reported by an established outlet is this one:
| Car | Part | Pack | Labor | Pack + labor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 AWD | 75 kWh pack, remanufactured | $13,500.00 | $2,299.27 | $15,799.27 | reported October 2020 |
Figures you will see elsewhere for a Model Y, Model S or Cybertruck pack come from forum posts or from the publishing site’s own estimate, not from Tesla invoices. We do not repeat them as prices. Our own battery replacement estimates are calculated from usable capacity and an installed cost per kWh, labeled as estimates, with the method on the methodology page.
How likely you are to need one
Tesla’s own figure, from its 2023 Impact Report: after 200,000 miles, Model 3 and Model Y batteries had lost 15% of their capacity on average and Model S and Model X batteries 12%. That is Tesla’s fleet data and has not been independently audited.
Independent data covers all brands rather than Tesla alone. Recurrent, which tracks more than 30,000 connected EVs, reports that outside of large recalls 0.3% of model-year 2022 and newer EVs have had a battery pack replaced, against 2% of second-generation EVs such as the early Tesla Model 3 and Chevy Bolt. Those older cars are the ones now leaving their 8-year warranty.
Is an 8-year EV battery warranty required by law?
Not by one clear federal law. The 8-year / 100,000-mile / 70% minimum people quote is a California rule (13 CCR §1962.8) for model-year 2026 and later. Congress revoked the federal waiver it depends on in June 2025 (H.J.Res. 88) and that revocation is being challenged in court. A federal EPA rule (89 FR 27842) lists EV batteries as 8-year / 80,000-mile emission-warranty parts from model year 2027, and EPA’s February 2026 rollback has left how binding that is unclear. For a Tesla the question is mostly academic: Tesla’s own warranty is longer than either rule.
What to check before you buy a used Tesla
- The in-service date, not the model year: the warranty starts on the day Tesla first delivered the car to its first buyer or lessee.
- The odometer against the mileage cap for that trim (100,000, 120,000 or 150,000 miles).
- Whether the car is a Standard / RWD or a Long Range / Premium trim, because the cap differs by 20,000 miles.
- Whether the battery warranty is still running if you want the $2,000 extended agreement on a Model 3 or Model Y — it cannot be bought afterwards.
See also: electric cars ranked by battery warranty.