Factory build sheet
2018 Tesla Model 3
Build 5YJ3E1EA-J · Electric · Sedan
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5YJ3E1EA and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Model 3 whose VIN starts 5YJ3E1EA and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 21,023 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 21,023 known VINs
- 413 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Tesla with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Fuel type
- Electric
- Electrification
- Battery electric
Drivetrain
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 1
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sedan/Saloon
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 4
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- TESLA, INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
Driver assistance, as built
- Forward collision warning Standard
- Crash imminent braking Standard
- Lane departure warning Standard
- Lane keeping assistance Standard
- Adaptive cruise control Optional
- Blind spot warning Standard
Systems the filing does not record are not listed above. Check the window sticker of the exact car before you rely on any single feature.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$19,829 median asking price · 578 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $13,500 Top 2% of listings $26,988
The same build, other model years
Tesla used the VIN pattern 5YJ3E1EA for 8 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2017 Electric Sedan · 733 vehicles code H $16,080
-
2018 You are here code J $19,829
- 2019 Electric Sedan · 18,151 vehicles code K $20,080
- 2020 Electric Sedan · 14,812 vehicles code L $21,999
- 2021 Standard Range Plus RWD Electric Sedan · 21,349 vehicles code M $23,895
- 2022 Electric Sedan · 15,351 vehicles code N $22,511
- 2023 RWD Electric Sedan · 32,255 vehicles code P $26,990
- 2024 Electric Sedan · 4,150 vehicles code R $33,777
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 5YJ | TESLA, INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | 3E1EA | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Tesla Model 3 as a whole rather than this build alone.
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
19 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Model 3. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
21,023 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5YJ3E1EA-J shares the specification above.
- 21,023 Known VINs
- 413 Listed for sale now
- 578 Priced listings
- $19,829 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 17 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
- 5YJ3E1EA 2JF123260
- 5YJ3E1EA 2JF062833
- 5YJ3E1EA 2JF032988
- 5YJ3E1EA 3JF040002
- 5YJ3E1EA 8JF039413
- 5YJ3E1EA 5JF037277
- 5YJ3E1EA 5JF098418
- 5YJ3E1EA XJF031765
- 5YJ3E1EA 8JF036723
- 5YJ3E1EA 8JF029643
- 5YJ3E1EA 3JF049556
- 5YJ3E1EA 3JF101493
- 5YJ3E1EA 2JF162494
- 5YJ3E1EA 3JF075722
- 5YJ3E1EA 4JF024410
- 5YJ3E1EA 5JF077925
- 5YJ3E1EA 6JF049387
- 0 1,346
- 1 1,318
- 2 1,275
- 3 1,316
- 4 1,287
- 5 1,304
- 6 1,306
- 7 1,382
- 8 1,308
- 9 1,305
- A 1,350
- B 1,270
- C 1,330
- D 1,312
- E 1,291
- F 1,323
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Model 3, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 2018 Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 17,027 vehicles · $20,990 median
- 2019 Electric · Sedan saloon · RWD 18,151 vehicles · $20,080 median
- 2019 Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 14,237 vehicles · $22,285 median
- 2020 Long Range AWD Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 11,609 vehicles · $23,900 median
- 2021 Long Range AWD Electric · Sedan saloon · AWD 12,731 vehicles · $25,175 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 578 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 21,023 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.