Be sure to tell them that you hear grinding and clunking sounds when you turn the wheel so they fix your failing control arms. It’s a terrible design and they all seem to fail.
Cons: terrible design, prone to failure
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160,000 miles. 5 sets of tires, 12V battery, two sets of wipers, and $120 for a squeaky front control arm.
Extremely low maintenance.
Pros: Extremely low maintenance
Cons: squeaky front control arm
Mileage: 257495 km
I had a Tesla Model X for two years. It was constantly in for service. Broken AC, sensors, control arms, etc. The screen would reset while driving.
Cons: broken AC, sensors, control arms
I guess that can be true, though my 2018 Model 3 (one of the early ones) has 150,000 miles and had 1 minor issue (bushings on lower control arms) that cost about $200 to replace, and a $70 underbody shield that needed replaced. That's it, which compared to all my gas cars of the past is basically no maintenance or repairs.
Pros: minor issue, low cost
Mileage: 241401 km
the only repair (covered under warranty) for the teslas has been a cracked control arm. Software has been pretty flawless. Drive train has been amazing. No battery issues (not even 12v for me). Everything just works over more total kms than i put on my jeeps.
Pros: amazing drivetrain, flawless software
Cons: cracked control arm
Lower control arms. 12v battery. Charge door. Airbag sensor. Trunk cam harness under warranty.
Pros: trunk cam harness under warranty
Cons: multiple parts replaced
Mileage: 200000 km
Control arms will need replacing in tesla vehicles, and since the car will be past warranty no reason not to go with third party parts that are thick enough for the vehicle's mass.
Pros: third party parts
Cons: control arms replacing
My 2023 YLR has premature cracking on the front driver-side control arm. I’ve scheduled an inspection, hopefully it’ll be covered under warranty and won’t cost anything out of pocket.
Pros: warranty may cover
Cons: premature cracking
I had upper control arms replaced on my Model X 3 times in 3 years under warranty.
Pros: replaced under warranty
Cons: frequent replacements
My 23LR was taken in for an interior squeak (20k miles) and on inspection Tesla replaced the upper and lower control arms for free. They said they noticed wear. car drove perfectly and i inspect the suspension regularly all looked good, but who am i to argue with new suspension parts. also got an alignment too of course.
Pros: new suspension parts, free replacement
Cons: premature wear noticed
Mileage: 32186 km
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In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of Tesla control arm.
PR Score — 47 out of 100, based on 17 reviews and 57 votes. 5 positive reviews, 6 neutral reviews, 6 negative reviews. Average rating — 2.9 (out of 5). Vote balance: 27 up, 30 down.
In the ranking of the best control arm this part is at position 4, behind MOOG and OEM Subaru , but ahead of DELPHI and OEM Audi.
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