How to check Tesla service history and find service invoices
Start with service invoices in the Tesla app and the maintenance summary on the car’s touchscreen. They show different information: an invoice describes a particular visit, while a maintenance summary tracks recorded maintenance actions. Neither should be treated as proof of every job the car has ever had.
By CarKept · Manufacturer guidance checked
Find your service invoices in the Tesla app
Open the Tesla app and choose Service, then Resources, then History. Tesla lists this as the route to invoices from previous service appointments. Keep copies of the invoices available to you.
Read the work descriptions as well as the dates. A repair appointment is not necessarily a scheduled maintenance visit. If an invoice you expect is missing, ask Tesla’s service team about that specific appointment.
Check the maintenance summary on the touchscreen
On supported vehicles, open Controls, then Service, then Maintenance. Tesla says these maintenance records remain with the vehicle through factory resets. The summary can include maintenance entered by owners or independent repairers; an entry alone is not a garage confirmation.
Use the summary alongside invoices. Check that the dates, recorded mileage and descriptions agree, and ask whoever carried out the work to explain any differences. Feature availability can depend on the vehicle and software.
Buying a used Tesla: what to ask the seller for
Ask the seller to show the maintenance summary in the car and provide copies of relevant invoices with their personal details removed. Ask separately for independent-garage receipts, tyre work and repair documents. Do not assume that buying the car will give you access to every document in the previous owner’s account.
Compare the documents with MOT mileage readings where tests are available. A consistent set of dates and readings helps you understand the evidence, but a passed MOT does not establish battery condition or prove that servicing was completed. Get missing or unclear work explained before relying on a claim of full history.
Keep independent work and recovered invoices together
Collect the records you can obtain from Tesla, independent repairers and the seller. Leave gaps visible rather than filling them with assumed services. Save each invoice against the date of the work so that you can find it again when maintaining or selling the car.
Keep your Tesla service history together
Upload invoices, service book pages or a dealer printout as photos or PDFs — whatever paperwork you have. Review the details, save a dated record and ask the garage to confirm its work. Sign in and confirm ownership first; claims are reviewed.
An uploaded invoice is marked Invoice attached. Garage confirmed means the garage has separately confirmed the work. CarKept does not retrieve private manufacturer records automatically.
Frequently asked questions
- Where are Tesla service invoices in the app?
- Tesla’s UK guidance directs owners to Service, then Resources, then History in the Tesla app. If an expected appointment is missing, ask the service team about that visit.
- Is the Tesla maintenance summary a complete service history?
- It records maintenance actions entered for the vehicle. Read it alongside invoices and independent-garage records; it is not proof that every past job is documented or garage confirmed.
- Can I check Tesla service history by registration?
- A registration can retrieve available MOT history here, but it does not unlock Tesla’s private invoices. Ask the owner for the maintenance summary and supporting documents. You can upload your own copies after confirming ownership.