Tesla Model 3 and Model Y batteries from China show 'catastrophic' failure rates

01 December 2025
An independent European repair specialist warns that specific LG NCM811 battery packs in the Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y from China are failing much earlier than Panasonic packs.

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  • Bob

The problematic Xiaomi scooters: LG batteries.
The recall for Hyundai/Kia: LG batteries.
The exploding ZOEs: LG batteries.
The Taycans on fire: LG batteries.
Now this.

Can't we see a pattern?

  • Anonymous

… this is an LG factory. even if in china the business is managed by not chinese can only blame LG for going back to their roots on their battery quality

  • mthrs

Title is misleading, yet again. The factory is in China but is owned by LG, which is Korean. It sounds to me that is a design issue rather than a manufacturing issue. If that's the case, don't blame China as we are not hearing these kind of failure with other Chinese manufacturers.