2021 TESLA MODEL Y LONG RANGE DUAL MOTOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE VIN 5YJYGDEE7MF305139

The Tesla Model Y Long Range Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive described here left the factory in 2021. The drivetrain is fully electric. This example is fitted with all-wheel drive. The specification is taken from the source data.

The record gives the mileage as 130,000 miles. The figure is in miles and needs converting before it is compared with kilometres: one mile is about 1.6 km. The mileage is high for the car’s age, so the suspension, brakes, seats and steering wheel deserve a close look. A later figure lower than an earlier one points to a replaced instrument cluster or an odometer that has been wound back. Service invoices and inspection reports each carry a mileage figure, and lined up in order they show whether the clock tells the truth.

Primary damage in the record: underbody. Whether the damage has been repaired since, and how well, is not something a damage entry can show. Whatever the cause, a diagnostic scan of the car’s electronics shows fault codes that a visual check misses.

A ‘runs and drives’ note means the car moved under its own power when it was checked. A key was noted with the car. A condition note describes the car at one moment; months of standing or later work on the car can change the picture in either direction.

The car carries a salvage title. Such a title means the car was declared a total loss and can return to the road only after repair and inspection. The structure and the quality of any work done deserve a thorough inspection on a car with a branded title, however sound the car looks.

A car’s history is everything logged against it since it left the factory: registrations and owners, inspections, repairs and insurance claims. Pieces of a car’s history sit with registries, dealers, workshops and insurance companies, and none of them sees the whole picture. A car’s past rarely shows on the paintwork: a well-repaired accident or water damage that was dried out is easy to miss.

On an electric car the health of the high-voltage battery matters more than the distance covered, and a capacity test by a dealer or specialist shows how much of its original capacity is left. On a damaged electric car, the battery pack and its mountings under the floor deserve a close look on a lift. Electric all-wheel drive usually means a motor on each axle; on a test drive, both should pull smoothly and quietly.

A vehicle identification number has 17 characters: the first three name the manufacturer, the next six describe the model and its specification, and the last eight identify the individual car. The record gives the VIN as 5YJYGDEE7MF305139. A VIN that differs between the documents and the car, or shows signs of tampering, is reason enough to walk away.

What a history report can list depends on what has been documented about the car: registrations, mileage readings, damage, branded titles and theft reports. A history report says nothing about the car’s present condition: the frame, corrosion, electrics and the quality of any repair are judged on a lift by a mechanic. A history check on VIN 5YJYGDEE7MF305139 is the place to start.