Compare the2023 Ford Mustang Mach-EVS 2023 Tesla Model 3

The Mustang Mach-E offers an optional 360-Degree Camera to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Model 3 only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Mustang Mach-E’s standard rear cross-path warning system uses sensors in the rear bumper to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. The Model 3 doesn’t offer a cross-path warning system.

The Mustang Mach-E has standard 911 Assist, which uses a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver and a cellular system to get turn-by-turn driving directions or send emergency personnel to the scene if any airbags deploy. The Model 3 doesn’t offer a GPS response system, only a navigation computer with no live response for emergencies, so if you’re involved in an accident and you’re incapacitated help may not come as quickly.

Both the Mustang Mach-E and the Model 3 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras and driver alert monitors.

There are almost 20 times as many Ford dealers as there are Tesla dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Mustang Mach-E’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Ford vehicles are better in initial quality than Tesla vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Ford above average in initial quality. With 59 more problems per 100 vehicles, Tesla is rated below average.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2023 Auto Issue reports that Ford vehicles are more reliable than Tesla vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Ford 1 place higher in reliability than Tesla.

The Mustang Mach-E has more powerful engines than the Model 3:

As tested in Motor Trend the Mustang Mach-E ER eAWD electric motors is faster than the Model 3 Rear Wheel Drive electric motor:

The Mustang Mach-E ER RWD can travel longer on a full charge than the Model 3 Rear Wheel Drive (310 miles vs. 272 miles).

For better stopping power the Mustang Mach-E’s front brake rotors are larger than those on the Model 3:

The Mustang Mach-E stops much shorter than the Model 3:

For better traction, the Mustang Mach-E GT’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Model 3 (245/45R20 vs. 235/45R18).

The Mustang Mach-E has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the Mustang Mach-E flat and controlled during cornering. The Model 3’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

The Mustang Mach-E offers an available driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads or off-road. The Model 3’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Mustang Mach-E’s wheelbase is 4.3 inches longer than on the Model 3 (117.5 inches vs. 113.2 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Mustang Mach-E is 1.3 inches wider in the front and 1.2 inches wider in the rear than on the Model 3.

The Mustang Mach-E GT handles at .92 G’s, while the Model 3 pulls only .84 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The Mustang Mach-E has 7 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Model 3 (104 vs. 97).

The Mustang Mach-E has .6 inches more front legroom, 2 inches more front hip room, 1.3 inches more front shoulder room, .5 inches more rear headroom, 2.9 inches more rear legroom, .8 inches more rear hip room and 1.9 inches more rear shoulder room than the Model 3.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Mustang Mach-E’s liftgate can be opened and closed just by kicking your foot under the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The Model 3 doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its trunk, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

In case you lock your keys in your vehicle, or don’t have them with you, you can let yourself in using the Mustang Mach-E’s exterior PIN entry system. The Model 3 doesn’t offer an exterior PIN entry system.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Mustang Mach-E has a standard rear wiper. The Model 3 doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

The Mustang Mach-E’s standard side window demisters help clear frost or condensation from the side windows in the winter. The Model 3 doesn’t even offer side window demisters, so the driver may have to wipe the windows from the outside to gain side vision.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the Mustang Mach-E has standard extendable sun visors. The Model 3 doesn’t offer extendable visors.

Car and Driver performed a comparison test in its July 2021 issue and the Ford Mustang Mach-E Select 4 won out over the Tesla Model 3 Performance.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Mustang Mach-E as the 2021 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year. The Model 3 has never been chosen.