Here's what a rental Tesla Model S interior looks like after 19,000 miles
We’re fast approaching the point where many Model S Plaid owners will be hitting similar mileage marks as our rental. Unless Tesla quietly improved the quality of its yoke covering over the past year, we suspect that this will be a common occurrence. In addition to it just looking bad, this fast-wearing cover speaks to the sort of durability testing Tesla does. Of all the things you touch in a car, more wear and tear is put on the steering wheel and seats than anywhere else.
Besides the yoke, this rented Model S Plaid’s seats were rather gross to look at — check out the difference in appearance between the unsullied tops of the seats versus the flat-out gross bottoms. White seats are always a gamble when it comes to car interiors, but again, we’ve never seen any that are this discolored after just a year of use. We’ve had long-term test cars with white or cream interiors for a year-plus, and they’ve never ended up looking like this.
Outside of the yoke and seat issues, the only other big problem was black trim being chipped off one of the emergency door release latches. This could very easily be the fault of a ring or some other hard material being pushed into it with some force, which is less of a Tesla issue and more user error. The rest of the interior in this particular Plaid didn’t show any other signs of sped-up wear, making the steering wheel and seats the two big problem areas.
However, when driving, we noticed a number of continuous creaks and rattles that an approximately $150,000 car should not be exhibiting after just 19,000 miles. Unlike a vault-like
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