Tesla Model 3 · Engine family

Tesla Model 3 Electric

The electric Tesla Model 3 carries no combustion engine — its drivetrain is decoded from the VIN as a battery-electric build. We decode it on 247,068 VINs across 26 factory builds, and 6,564 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $27,521.

Fuel
Electric
Fitted
2017–2026
Drive
AWD

◷ Updated October 15, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$27,521
Configuration price reference
6,564
On sale today, electric
2017–2026
Model years it was fitted
26
Factory configurations
247,068
Model 3 VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Which Model 3 years got an electric drivetrain

Every model year this drivetrain was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this drivetrain was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2026 418 100 3 2025 7,187 457 3 2024 8,698 299 3 2023 42,738 1,252 3 2022 44,595 1,074 3 2021 39,423 957 3 2020 31,607 766 3 2019 32,894 861 2 2018 38,762 775 2 2017 746 23 1

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Model 3 report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

26 factory configurations with this drivetrain

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2026

3 builds

2025

3 builds

2024

3 builds

2023

2 builds

2022

3 builds

2021

3 builds

2020

2 builds

2019

2 builds

2018

2 builds

2017

1 build

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 26. Every 2026 Model 3 build →

The electric Model 3: common questions

Which Model 3 years are electric?

2017–2026, without a break — 10 model years in our VIN decode, across 26 factory configurations and 247,068 VINs.

What does an electric Model 3 cost?

$27,521 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

electric Model 3 on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.