The Model Y is now one of the most common used EVs in Australia, which means there are enough of them on the market to be selective. A well-kept example under five years old should measure in the high eighties to low nineties for State of Health. The variable that trips people up is not age — it is which generation and which pack.
The packs Australia actually got
| Variant | Years | Usable kWh | Claimed range | Real-world consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWD (LFP, pre-Juniper) | 2022–2025 | 57.0 | 455 km | 14.3 kWh/100km — modelled |
| Long Range AWD (pre-Juniper) | 2022–2025 | 75.0 | 533 km (AU) | 16.7 kWh/100km — measured, Australia |
| Performance (pre-Juniper) | 2022–2025 | 75.0 | 514 km | 17.4 kWh/100km — modelled |
| RWD (Juniper) | 2025–2026 | 60.0 | 466 km (AU) | 14.8 kWh/100km — measured, Australia |
| Long Range RWD (Juniper) | 2025–2026 | 75.0 | 600 km (AU) | 15.1 kWh/100km — measured, Australia |
| Long Range AWD (Juniper) | 2025–2026 | 75.0 | 551 km (AU) | 16.5 kWh/100km — modelled |
Two caveats we are not going to paper over. The Juniper RWD's usable capacity is listed by European sources as 60.0 kWh against a 64.0 kWh gross pack, while Australian reporting quotes 62.5 kWh — those figures do not reconcile, and we have marked the 60.0 kWh as provisional. And two different Long Range RWD packs exist globally, a 75.0 kWh usable and a Tesla 4680 pack at 74.0 kWh usable; which one Australian cars carry is unconfirmed. Neither uncertainty is large enough to change a buying decision, but you should know it exists rather than be given false precision.
Note also that Tesla's Australian range claims run consistently lower than its European ones on the same cars. Use the Australian figure.
What Australian measured consumption tells you
The Model Y Long Range AWD is the one Model Y we have a measured Australian consumption figure for, and at 16.7 kWh/100 km it is meaningfully thirstier than the modelled estimates suggest for its siblings. On a 75 kWh usable pack that is roughly 450 km of real-world range on a new battery — comfortably short of the 533 km claim.
That gap is not a fault. It is the difference between a standardised test cycle and Australian roads, speeds and air conditioning. What it means practically is that a 12% capacity loss on a Model Y does not cost you 12% of 533 km — it costs you 12% of about 450 km, and that is the number that decides whether the car still does your longest regular trip.
The Australian Automobile Association's testing found claimed range overstated across the EVs it tested by between 5% and 23%. The Model Y was among the best performers at 3–8%.
Warranty position
8 years with a 70% floor, transferable. 160,000 km on Premium RWD, 192,000 km on Premium Long Range AWD, Performance AWD and Model Y L. Full terms: Tesla battery warranty in Australia.
What to check before you buy
Generation and pack — Juniper or pre-Juniper changes both the expected figures and the car
Measured State of Health, plus cell voltage spread
Whether the car did rideshare or delivery work, which is common on Model Ys and shows up in cycle count long before it shows in the paint
Tyre wear, which on a heavy AWD car tells you how it was driven
Capacity and consumption data verified 13 September 2026. "Measured" figures are from the Australian Automobile Association's Real-World Testing Program; "modelled" figures are EV Database estimates, not physical tests. Provisional figures are flagged above.