Tesla MY – Model Year Comparison

🧾 Tesla Model Y – Year-by-Year Updates 2019–2025

At first – Notice:
➡️ Tesla Model Y has never removed the turn-signal stalk.
➡️ It was removed only on Model 3 Highland (2024–),

Model Year 2020 – First deliveries

  • First Model Y deliveries: Long Range AWD and Performance.
  • Heat pump introduced.
  • Wireless phone charging, rear USB-C ports.
  • Acceleration Boost available for LR.
  • Radar + HW3 cameras.

Model Year 2021 – Comfort & winter upgrades

  • Standard Range (RWD) introduced in some markets.
  • 7-seat option made available.
  • Heated steering wheel.
  • Laminated double-pane front windows.
  • HEPA filter (“Bioweapon Defense Mode”).
  • Start of the shift to Tesla Vision (removal of radar).

Model Year 2022 – 4680 battery pack and refinements

  • Giga Texas starts production with:
    • 4680 cells
    • Structural battery pack
  • Giga Berlin starts production.
  • Parcel shelf added.
  • Small suspension refinements.
  • Ultrasonic parking sensors begin to be removed late 2022.

Model Year 2023 – Comfort improvements & new colors

  • New Berlin colors: Quicksilver, Midnight Cherry Red.
  • Softer suspension, improved seats.
  • BYD LFP battery on some RWD units.
  • More ambient lighting on some markets.
  • First cars with Autopilot Hardware 4 (transitional year).

Model Year 2024 – HW4 widespread, lineup changes

  • HW4 (AI4) deployed across nearly all Model Y units.
  • Adaptive matrix headlights enabled in more markets.
  • Standard Range phased out in many regions.
  • LR RWD reintroduced in some markets.
  • No major facelift yet.

Model Year 2025 – Major “Juniper” facelift

Exterior:

  • New front with slimmer LED headlights + LED light bar.
  • New rear with full-width taillight bar.
  • Improved aerodynamics (lower consumption).
  • New wheels and colors (e.g., Marine Blue).

Interior:

  • New 15.4” center display.
  • New 8” rear passenger display.
  • Ventilated front seats.
  • More ambient lighting.
  • Improved cabin materials and sound insulation.

Tech:

  • Better Wi-Fi and UWB for mobile key.
  • V2L capability on Performance.
  • New powertrain lineup: Basic, Long Range, Performance (with adaptive dampers).
  • Model Y L (long-wheelbase, 6-seat) in China.