The Tesla Model 3 may be outsold by the Model Y these days, but the compact sedan still has something to crow about at company meetings.
The Model 3 topped the JD Power 2026 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience (EVX) Ownership Study with a score of 804 out of a possible 1,000, which beat the second-place Model Y’s 797 score.
The study considers a wide range of factors that includes cost of ownership, to driving range and reliability during the first year of ownership.
The Teslas led the study’s Premium Battery Electric Vehicles list ahead of the BMW i4 (795) and BMW iX (794), which were numbers two and one last year. The segment’s average was 786.
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The Ford Mustang Mach-E was number one on the Mass Market list with a 760-point score and followed by the Hyundai Ioniq 6 (748), Kia EV9, (745), Hyundai Ioniq 5 (743), Kia EV6 (743) and Ford F-150 Lightning (731), which all beat the 727 average.
“EV market share has declined sharply following the discontinuation of the federal tax credit program in September 2025, but that dip belies steadily growing customer satisfaction among owners of new EVs,” Brent Gruber, executive director of the EV practice at JD Power said in a news release.
“Improvements in battery technology, charging infrastructure and overall vehicle performance have driven customer satisfaction to its highest level ever. What’s more, the vast majority of current EV owners say they will consider purchasing another EV for their next vehicle, regardless of whether they benefited from the now-expired federal tax credit.”
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