# Tesla Model 3 and Model Y

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Tesla Model 3 and Model Y and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Well-built electric cars people praise for build quality, driver assistance and popularity; critics mainly fault the touchscreen-only interior.

## Why people recommend it

- Good cars with strong build quality (3 comments): "I mean they're good cars, no doubt, and it's a damn shame many decent engineers and workers put in so much effort" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46634679)) "We get Chinese made Tesla's here, and they have better fit and finish than the BYD's" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45921100)) "they are just damn good cars anyway" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46807212))
- Strong software and driver assistance (2 comments): "The most recent FSD update made me recommend a model 3 or Y to my parents." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47418231)) "almost no Western car makers have managed to match Tesla's software stack" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46432934))
- Record sales and popularity (2 comments): "Tesla achieved a record-breaking third quarter in 2025 (Q3 2025), delivering 497,099 vehicles" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419998)) "Model 3/Y blew it out of the water" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46863691))

## What people warn about

- CEO decisions and strategy criticized (2 comments): "developed essentially one world-dominating product (lumping the 3 and Y together), then the CEO basically ruined everything" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47048381)) "Musk totally abandoned Tesla's original brilliant game plan of using the luxury models" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49279994))
- Stripped-down interior, controls on touchscreen (2 comments): "3/y have no dashboard, no stalks and have been minimized from simplicity down to tech poverty." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50127848)) "critical controls on the touchscreen, usually behind a swipe or two" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49415419))
- Current versions seen as stagnant (3 comments): "Model 3/Y can immediately get better with a few tweaks that won't cost Tesla a lot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45893667)) "I wouldn't buy the current iterations of 3 and Y." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46805876)) "I expect they'll let 3Y just get really old." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50142017))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tesla vehicles](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-vehicles.md): 209 recommend
- [BYD electric cars](https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd.md): 157 recommend
- [Ferrari Luce](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ferrari-luce.md): 140 recommend
- [Tesla Model 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3.md): 128 recommend
- [Rivian electric vehicle](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rivian.md): 73 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.tesla.com/model3)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Tesla Model 3 and Model Y", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-3-and-model-y/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).