Tesla cuts EAP premium for Model 3 CPOs

Tesla appears to have changed how it prices some certified pre-owned Model 3 cars in Europe. User posts on X dated June 3 said Tesla had stopped adding a roughly €600 Enhanced Autopilot premium to certain certified pre-owned listings, and current Tesla inventory pages in the United Kingdom show certified pre-owned Model 3 vehicles listed without any visible software surcharge. Tesla’s own support pages add to the confusion. The company’s U.K. certified pre-owned support page says those vehicles come with Autopilot, while a separate U.K. FAQ says all certified pre-owned Tesla vehicles “have been upgraded with Enhanced Autopilot.” That leaves buyers with a narrower but important question: did Tesla remove the software from the cars, or did it stop charging separately for it? Based on the pages now live, the clearest verified shift is in pricing presentation, not in a formal public policy statement. (tesla.com) ### Where did people first spot the change? An X account that tracks used Teslas in German-speaking markets posted on June 3 that Tesla’s certified pre-owned Model 3 listings in Europe were now cheaper because the Enhanced Autopilot markup had been removed. (tesla.com) The post said the change cut about €600 from prior pricing. Tesla has not issued a matching public announcement on the support pages reviewed here. The evidence available publicly is instead a combination of those user observations and the current live inventory pages, which show certified pre-owned Model 3 pricing but do not display a separate Enhanced Autopilot line item. (tesla.com) ### What do Tesla’s own pages say now? Tesla’s U.K. certified pre-owned support page says certified pre-owned vehicles come with Autopilot and a 30-day Premium Connectivity trial. (x.com) That page does not say Enhanced Autopilot is standard across the program. Tesla’s U.K. certified pre-owned FAQ says something more specific. In the section on Autopilot versions, the company says, “All Certified Pre-Owned Tesla vehicles have been upgraded with Enhanced Autopilot,” and adds that buyers can upgrade to Full Self-Driving Capability at the current market price. (tesla.com) Those two pages can be read together in more than one way. One reading is that Tesla still includes Enhanced Autopilot on certified pre-owned cars but has stopped charging a visible premium for it in at least some listings. (tesla.com) Another is that Tesla is in the middle of updating its certified pre-owned materials. Tesla has not clarified that on the pages reviewed. ### What does the live inventory show? Tesla’s current U.K. used Model 3 inventory page lists certified pre-owned vehicles with prices, registration dates, mileage and basic equipment details. (tesla.com) The page excerpt reviewed shows multiple cars priced from about £15,700 upward, with no separate mention of Enhanced Autopilot in the listing summary. Older Tesla inventory pages show that Enhanced Autopilot did appear explicitly on at least some certified pre-owned vehicle detail pages. (tesla.com) A previously crawled U.K. listing for a used Model 3 included “Enhanced Autopilot” in the vehicle details. ### Why does the €600 figure matter? The €600 figure matters because Tesla’s certified pre-owned pricing is non-negotiable, according to the company’s U.K. (tesla.com) FAQ. If the company removes a built-in software premium, the listed price itself changes the buying decision. Tesla’s FAQ also says certified pre-owned vehicles are ordered online and that detailed warranty coverage appears on each vehicle page. (tesla.com) That means buyers comparing cars across European markets will likely need to check each listing’s software and warranty details directly rather than rely on a single program description. ### What should buyers watch next? Tesla’s Europe support pages are the next place to watch for a formal cleanup. (tesla.com) The company’s U.K. certified pre-owned support page and FAQ currently describe the software package differently, and the live inventory pages are already showing the updated pricing presentation. Tesla’s inventory pages for individual certified pre-owned Model 3 cars, along with local country support pages in Europe, should show whether the change remains limited to some listings or becomes standard across the program in the coming days. (tesla.com 1) (tesla.com 2) (tesla.com 3)