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Windshield Tesla or OEM KIA
I have the windshield policy on my new Juniper Model Y. Wife caught a rock 1 month into owning it....got windshield replaced with Tesla glass not Safelite standard glass. Its definitely different between the 2.
Pros: Tesla glass replacement
Cons: Safelite glass inferior
Live in Mass had my juniper a month and caught a rock, rather pay 12$ than $1700 to get a OEM windshield.
Pros: cheaper than replacement
Cons: windshield cracked quickly
Had the Tesla for 3 months and I had to replace my windshield already. I’d say it’s worth it.
Pros: worth it
Cons: windshield replaced quickly
The EV6 had a cracked windshield when I bought it. Replaced at the dealership.
Pros: replaced at dealership
Cons: cracked windshield
Vehicle:
Kia
I had my 2025 m3 just a couple of weeks, got two Rick chips, went to Tesla to have them fixed. Instead of fixing them, they just replaced the whole damn windshield.
Cons: waste for a couple chips
I've had a nasty stone chip that cracked in my windshield and it had to be replaced. My insurance covered the replacement, and I could choose a Tesla certified repair shop near me. The repair shop I chose ordered a new windshield from Tesla itself, on VIN number.
After receiving the car back, everything worked as it should. Until the temperature dropped below 5 degrees C outside. The front camera would fill with condensation. Autopilot/automatic windshield wipers and the safety systems stopped working because of this. This happens no matter if I pre heat the car or not, it happens after driving 10 minutes and remains for the rest of the journey.
I went back to the shop, they replaced the module that powers the window heating in front of the camera. This did not fix the issue.
Upon closer inspection, I found out that the windshield that was placed had different heating wire patten, just 4 vertical ones with 3 or 4 cm unheated glass in between, instead of the 9 horizontal ones like it used to have. After some more digging, I found out that the placed windshield is a highland unit, with the 'notch' for HW4. Mine is an 01-2019 with HW2.5.
I can see that the heating is working. With snow on the car, it nicely melted all the snow around the camera with sentry mode on. When it fogs up, there is no condensation close to the heating wires. It just seems like the distance between the wires is too big on the new windshield.
This is the only windshield that can be supplied for this car by Tesla, the damage repair shop checked.
Pros: heating wires working
Cons: condensation on camera, safety systems stopped, incorrect heating pattern
The glass on the Tesla Model three seems to be incredibly prone to cracking. My M3P from 2020 has a crack in the rear passenger roof glass and the windshield. I drive a lot of miles admittedly but this will be my third windshield once I replace it.
Cons: prone to cracking
I just dropped 1500 bucks on a new windshield. 18k miles on car. Painful. Get the protection.
Pros: get the protection
Cons: expensive windshield replacement
Mileage: 28968 km
My MY 2024 also has it and has been very annoying.
Cons: very annoying
I just noticed this on my Model Y Juniper last week, and no matter how hard i Try I cannot get it cleaned off!! I hate having perfectly clean glass and seeing these!
Cons: cannot clean off, hates seeing dots
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Which windshield to choose — Tesla or OEM KIA?
If choosing windshield across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare windshield across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which windshield are better — OEM KIA or Tesla?
In March 2026 on PartReview, windshield Tesla were overall better than OEM KIA.
- Tesla received a PR Score of 37 out of 100, and OEM KIA scored 15 points.
- Tesla ranked 5 in the overall ranking, and OEM KIA ranked 13.
- The average rating is higher for Tesla (2.5) than for OEM KIA (1.6).
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Windshield Tesla have better feature ratings than OEM KIA:
- Wiper performance - owners believe, that this property for Tesla is better than OEM KIA.
- Chips/cracks - drivers claim, that this property for Tesla is outperforms OEM KIA.
- Clarity - reviews suggest, that this property for Tesla is preferred to OEM KIA.
Which windshield are more popular — Tesla or OEM KIA?
Windshield Tesla and OEM KIA were equally popular according to data in March 2026.
By vote balance, windshield OEM KIA surpassed Tesla:
- For Tesla, the ratio of positive (137) to negative (224) votes is -87 votes.
- For OEM KIA, the ratio of positive (18) to negative (99) votes is -81 vote.
By number of reviews, windshield Tesla surpassed OEM KIA:
- For windshield Tesla there are 116 reviews: 37 positive, 13 neutral, 66 negative.
- For windshield OEM KIA there are 38 reviews: 4 positive, 3 neutral, 31 negative.
Which windshield do car owners prefer — Tesla or OEM KIA?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, windshield Tesla and OEM KIA have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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