Today Reuters reports that while Tesla has been steadily reducing its warranty costs since 2014 , it still spends twice as much as Ford and General Motors . Last year Tesla spent $ 1,043 per vehicle on actual repairs and set aside $ 2,036 in warranty accruals for future repairs , while GM spent just $ 1 and set aside $ 332 , and Ford spent $ 429 and set aside $ 308 . Reuters reports that these high costs reflect Tesla ’s ongoing problems with quality as a relatively new and small - scale automaker . Tesla has acknowledged the problem , with CFO , Jason Wheeler , telling analysts earlier this year that as Tesla cars become more reliable , " that reduces our warranty . Tesla’s warranty costs are also higher than those of Germany That actually has a bigger impact when the cars show up less at the service centres . "
Today Reuters reports that while Tesla has been steadily reducing its warranty costs since 2014 , it still spends twice as much as Ford and General Motors . Last year Tesla spent $ 1,043 per vehicle on actual repairs and set aside $ 2,036 in warranty accruals for future repairs , while GM spent just $ 1 and set aside $ 332 , and Ford spent $ 429 and set aside $ 308 . Reuters reports that these high costs reflect Tesla ’s ongoing problems with quality as a relatively new and small - scale automaker . Tesla has acknowledged the problem , with CFO , Jason Wheeler , telling analysts earlier this year that as Tesla cars become more reliable , " that reduces our warranty . That actually has a bigger impact when the cars show up less at the service centres . "