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# Consumer Reports won’t recommend Tesla’s Model 3
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/consumer-reports-wont-recommend-teslas-model-3/
- Published: 2018-05-22T12:00:29.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-04T14:03:32.000Z
- Author: Associated Press
- Tags: Community, ap, associated press, briefs, santa monica daily press, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-06 12:50

Long emergency stopping distances, difficult-to-use controls and a harsh ride stopped Tesla's Model 3 electric car from getting a recommended buy rating from Consumer Reports.

Consumer Reports says the car has exhilarating acceleration and handling. But testers were troubled by its 152-foot average stopping distance from 60 miles per hour in emergency braking tests. The distance was worse than any modern car Consumer Reports has tested and is about 7 feet longer than a Ford F-150 pickup truck.

Tesla says its own tests found 60-to-zero braking distances averaging 133 feet. It also says it continually does software updates to improve factors such as stopping distance.

The Model 3 is Tesla's first attempt to appeal to mass-market buyers. The car that starts at $35,000 has been plagued by production delays.

Associated Press