Sell your Tesla Model S
Model S needs real knowledge. Pack configuration, hardware generation and history matter more here than on any other Tesla, and generalist buyers routinely get it wrong.
Model S is where specialist knowledge earns its keep. A generalist buyer sees an older executive saloon with a big battery and prices the risk conservatively, because they cannot assess what they do not understand.
We value it on the specifics: what pack it has, how it has been charged, what the suspension has had done, which hardware generation it runs and whether it carries anything that transfers to the next owner. An honest history on an older Model S usually produces a better figure than a vague one on a newer car.
Start with your registration and we will pull up your Model S before asking anything else, or read how a Tesla valuation is built first.
Older Model S, valued properly
The variables that decide an older Model S figure, in the order we work through them.
75D, 90D, 100D and P100D behave differently on the used market. The badge matters less than the pack, and the pack is what we ask about first.
On some early cars this genuinely transfers with the vehicle. Where it does, it is a real value factor rather than a talking point.
Compressor and strut history is the most common large bill on an older Model S. Declared history is worth more than silence.
Screen and computer generation affects how usable the car feels day to day, and buyers price that.
The presenting handles on earlier cars are a known wear item. Tell us if any are slow or dead.
Original equipment, adapters and any CCS retrofit.
Model S variants we buy
Every variant in the range, valued against its own market.
The core of the used market.
Tri-motor. Rarer, and valued on condition and history rather than headline figures.
Legacy configurations that need naming correctly to be valued correctly.
What moves a Model S valuation
The six things a specialist checks on a Model S that a generalist usually will not.
- 01Battery packCondition, configuration and any replacement history. The single biggest variable on an older Model S.
- 02Air suspensionOperation and any recorded fault history.
- 03Infotainment generationScreen and computer generation on earlier cars affects desirability.
- 04SuperchargingWhere transferable free Supercharging exists on an early car, it is a genuine value factor.
- 05Wheels19-inch and 21-inch, and the tyre cost that comes with the larger option.
- 06Service historyMore material on Model S than on any other model in the range.
Not every Model S is the same car.
Model year changes what a car is worth. We value the generation you actually own, not a range average.
The original body with the round steering wheel and earlier infotainment. Screen generation, air suspension history and pack configuration all move the number.
Revised interior and dash, and the Plaid powertrain. A different valuation conversation entirely.
Keep reading
Everything else worth knowing before you sell a Model S.
The eight inputs behind every figure, in the order we work through them.
Settlement figures, positive and negative equity, and who gets paid when.
From registration to collection and payment, and what to have ready.
Battery, warranty and the factors that matter most on older Teslas.
Common questions
Straight answers to what Tesla owners actually ask us before selling.
Do you buy older Tesla Model S?
How is battery condition assessed on a Model S?
Does transferable free Supercharging affect value?
Can you buy a Model S with air suspension faults?
Model Ss we’ve bought
Not a specification sheet — actual cars that came through us, and what we looked at.
Value your Model S.
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