The Tesla Index
Tesla made the EV aspirational, and the second-hand market has caught up: there is now a used Tesla for real-world budgets. We track every Tesla for sale on Electric Dreams and break the numbers down model by model, so you can see what the market actually looks like before you buy.
$41,990
Middle half: $39,990 – $47,990
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Model 3 leads with 15
5 yrs
From model year
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Refreshed hourly
By model
The Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV carry the volume, while the flagship Model S and Model X appear as occasional high-spec finds. Here’s how each model looks on the live market right now.
2019–2023 on the market
The car that took Tesla mainstream, and NZ's most-listed Tesla by a distance.
Every live Tesla on Electric Dreams, with the specs that matter on every card, so you can buy on the numbers, not the nerves.
2022–2025 on the market
The Model 3's SUV sibling: the same platform with hatchback practicality and more room.
2014 on the market
The original flagship liftback that proved an EV could go the distance.
2017 on the market
The flagship SUV, falcon-wing doors and all, with seating for up to seven.
Common questions
Right now the median asking price across the 21 Teslas listed on Electric Dreams is $41,990, and half of them sit between $39,990 and $47,990. Earlier Model 3s anchor the entry level while late-model Model Ys and the flagship S and X carry the top end; the model cards above show each nameplate’s going rate.
The Model 3 is the volume Tesla here: of the 21 live Tesla listings, 15 are Model 3s, with a median asking price of $41,990. The year-by-year chart above shows how the asking price steps down through the model years.
Unlike a Leaf, a Tesla doesn’t display a simple state-of-health percentage on the dash, so sellers almost never quote one. Battery degradation still matters: check the indicated range at 100% against the variant’s rating, ask for service history, and consider an independent battery check before you buy. For a nameplate where health data is rich, see Nissan Leaf prices and battery health on the Leaf Index.
They’re computed from live Electric Dreams listings and refresh every hour, so the page always reflects what’s actually for sale. For the wider picture, see used EV prices in NZ by make and model on the EV Market Index, or what $30k–$50k buys beyond the big names on the Mid-Range Index.
The index covers the 21 active Tesla listings on Electric Dreams and refreshes hourly. Figures are medians, not means, so one mis-keyed listing can’t skew them, and any figure backed by fewer than three listings shows as a dash rather than being passed off as an average. Each metric is computed only over the listings whose sellers supply that field, which is why the sample counts differ between figures. No battery-health figure is published because Tesla sellers rarely report one, and no range figure is published because rated range varies so much by variant and test cycle that a single per-model number would mislead. Prices are asking prices, not sale prices. Sold and withdrawn cars are excluded: this is a snapshot of what’s listed on Electric Dreams right now, not the whole NZ market.
