{"id":298303,"date":"2025-03-21T03:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T10:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=298303"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:06:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:06:18","slug":"elon-musks-tesla-vehicles-are-depreciating-three-times-faster-than-average-used-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/elon-musks-tesla-vehicles-are-depreciating-three-times-faster-than-average-used-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s Tesla vehicles are depreciating three times faster than average used cars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When Elon Musk claimed in 2019 that Tesla vehicles had transformed into \u201cappreciating assets,\u201d he sparked widespread intrigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, recent data reveals a sharp contrast to that assertion, with Tesla vehicles actually depreciating at a rate three times faster than the average used car market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This significant turn of events throws into question Musk&#8217;s previous optimism regarding the value stability of Tesla&#8217;s electric cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A Fast Company report analyzing data from CarGurus, a car-buying platform, found that used Tesla values depreciated more than any other car brand in 2024. And the trend has only accelerated since the presidential election, with used Tesla prices slumping more than $2,000 since\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uv0sFfB7vI\">pic.twitter.com\/Uv0sFfB7vI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Money (@Money) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Money\/status\/1900220589026988415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The house of cards that Elon Musk built for Tesla&#8217;s value might be finally collapsing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, consumer vehicles are considered depreciating assets, and<strong> Musk had suggested that Tesla\u2019s advanced autonomous features would defy this norm.<\/strong> He linked the value of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/teslas-future-may-be-in-jeopardy-this-investigation-is-going-all-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Tesla vehicles to the anticipated rise in prices for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package.\">Tesla vehicles to the anticipated rise in prices for its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBuying a car today is an investment into the future,\u201d he declared, believing that as FSD&#8217;s price increased, so too would the resale value of existing Teslas. However, the reality has been starkly different as Tesla has repeatedly reduced FSD pricing, undermining this argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reduced FSD price has led to significant devaluation of used Teslas, creating a troubling paradox for owners hoping to capitalize on Musk&#8217;s promises. Reports indicate that the FSD system, capable of approximately 500 miles between critical disengagements, has not delivered the autonomous driving capabilities Musk touted, raising further doubts about its future reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon has turned his vehicles into poison.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Maddow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Maddow<\/a><br><br>Tesla used car prices are falling at 3x the rest of the market | Electrek <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fQBHGJxDLS\">https:\/\/t.co\/fQBHGJxDLS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Luke (@JDLuckenbach) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDLuckenbach\/status\/1901803936044163114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a notable pivot, Tesla is now focusing on a geo-fenced fleet of robotaxis in Austin, signaling a possible shift in its long-term business strategy regarding self-driving technology. <strong>This shift indicates a growing understanding within Tesla that achieving full autonomy may take longer than originally anticipated<\/strong>, further complicating the ongoing narrative about value appreciation for its vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The combination of these factors has led analysts to question the viability of Musk\u2019s vision, suggesting that the house of cards he built for Tesla&#8217;s value might be finally collapsing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Elon Musk claimed in 2019 that Tesla vehicles had transformed into \u201cappreciating assets,\u201d he sparked widespread intrigue. However, recent data reveals a sharp contrast to that assertion, with Tesla vehicles actually depreciating at a rate three times faster than the average used car market. This significant turn of events throws into question Musk&#8217;s previous &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/elon-musks-tesla-vehicles-are-depreciating-three-times-faster-than-average-used-cars\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Elon Musk&#8217;s Tesla vehicles are depreciating three times faster than average used cars&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":295775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8319,1471],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-298303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ev","tag-tesla","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":308637,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298303\/revisions\/308637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298303"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=298303"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=298303"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=298303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}