FSDRadarTesla's US Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) cars include one month of FSD (Supervised) and one month of Premium Connectivity. That is a trial, not owned FSD: it ends on its own date, and after that you subscribe at $99 a month.
Tesla's own archived inventory data shows the share of its used cars sold with FSD falling from about 84% of listings in 2022 captures to almost none in 2025, and at least some cars losing FSD while they sat in Tesla's stock. If owned FSD matters to you, private sellers and independent dealers are the place to look.
What Tesla's Certified Pre-Owned cars include
Tesla launched its Certified Pre-Owned program in the US and Puerto Rico on August 14, 2026. As reported at launch, CPO cars get:
- an inspection of more than 115 points, with no history of structural damage or airbag deployment;
- a 1-year or 10,000-mile limited warranty, on top of any remaining new-vehicle warranty;
- ownership, title and accident history reports, and a range estimate adjusted for battery health;
- one month of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) and one month of Premium Connectivity.
Sources: Drive Tesla Canada, August 14, 2026 ("Buyers receive one month of Full Self-Driving (Supervised) and one month of Premium Connectivity") and Tesla Oracle, August 14, 2026. Tesla's own CPO page refuses automated requests, so we could not quote it directly; read the listing for the car you are looking at.
Neither report says that a CPO car keeps FSD a previous owner bought. They describe the trial only. In FSD Radar's terms, a car with a trial is never "FSD indicated": a trial leaves on its own date, just like a seller's subscription leaves at sale (see FSD subscription vs purchased).
What Tesla's own data shows about FSD
Tesla's used-inventory search used to return a data record for every car, including its option codes. The Internet Archive saved 126 copies of those results between 2020 and 2025. We analysed the US used-car records, counting each car once per month and leaving out searches that were already filtered for FSD:
| Year of the archived captures | Listings with FSD on the car | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 254 of 441 | 57.6% |
| 2021 | 233 of 304 | 76.6% |
| 2022 | 215 of 257 | 83.7% |
| 2023 | 170 of 424 | 40.1% |
| 2024 | 79 of 406 | 19.5% |
| 2025 | 1 of 200 | 0.5% |
Most captures are the first page of results sorted cheapest first, so older, cheaper cars are over-represented and the model mix shifts from year to year. Limiting it to the same model years (2018 to 2021) shows the same fall: Model 3 from 99% in 2021 captures to 7% in 2023 and none in 2025. It was not total at first: in February 2025 Tesla's own FSD filter still found 58 used Model 3s with FSD nationally.
The same car, before and after
Some cars appear in more than one capture. In 2023, three of them were downgraded while they sat in Tesla's stock, and none went the other way:
- A 2017 Model S 75 in Long Beach, California, listed with FSD at $50,600 in May 2023, was listed a month later with basic Autopilot at $41,400, at the same mileage.
- A 2018 Model S went from FSD at $48,900 in June 2023 to basic Autopilot at $42,300 in September 2023.
- A 2017 Model S lost Enhanced Autopilot between May and June 2023, with almost no change in price.
Tesla has not commented publicly on how it handles software on cars it resells, so we cannot say why. The pattern in its own records is clear enough for a buyer: do not expect owned FSD on a car Tesla sells, and check the listing's wording for exactly what is included.
What changed in 2025 and 2026
Press and owner reports fill in the period after the archive goes quiet. None of them quotes a Tesla statement.
- Late 2025: some pre-owned 2026 Model Y in Tesla's inventory listed Traffic-Aware Cruise Control only, without Autosteer, bundled with a one-month FSD trial (Tesla North, December 2025).
- February 2026: Tesla ended one-time FSD purchases in the US on February 14, so a car bought from Tesla can only get FSD by trial or subscription.
- June 2026: used Foundation Series Cybertrucks, which were sold new with FSD bundled, appeared in Tesla's inventory without it, with a three-month FSD trial instead (Drive Tesla Canada, June 2, 2026).
- August 2026: the CPO program made the one-month trial the standard offer.
When we looked in September 2026, a third-party site that tracks Tesla's inventory showed no US cars with FSD included, though its feature counts may not be complete. We do not treat that as a firm count.
Tesla CPO or a private car with owned FSD?
Buying from Tesla has real advantages: an inspection, a warranty, a clean title and a simple process. The trial also lets you try FSD (Supervised) on your own roads before paying for it. The question is what owned FSD is worth to you. A simple comparison, using today's prices:
| If you buy | FSD for 3 years costs | Also consider |
|---|---|---|
| A Tesla CPO car, then subscribe | About $3,465 (35 paid months at $99, after the free month) | Tesla warranty and inspection; you can stop the subscription in months you do not need it |
| A private or dealer car with owned FSD, confirmed | $0, plus whatever premium the seller asks | Your own inspection and history report; the warranty is whatever is left on the car |
If the owned-FSD car costs less extra, compared with a similar CPO car, than that subscription total, and you would use FSD most months, it is usually the better deal. The break-even method is in How much is FSD worth on a used Tesla?, and where to find these cars is in Used Tesla with FSD.
If you buy from Tesla anyway
- Read the listing's included features: a trial length (one month, three months) means no owned FSD
- If a listing appears to include FSD with no end date, ask Tesla in writing whether it is permanent and stays with the car
- Check the Autopilot computer (HW3 or AI4), which decides which FSD version a subscription brings
- On delivery, check Controls > Software and your Tesla app to see exactly what is included and until when
Trading in a car with FSD
If you own a car with purchased FSD and trade it in to Tesla, Tesla's data above suggests the next buyer is unlikely to get that FSD. Before you accept a trade-in offer, ask whether the offer gives any value for FSD. A private sale or a sale to an independent dealer keeps FSD with the car under Tesla's resale rule (see Does FSD transfer to a new owner?), which is why those cars end up in the private market where buyers can find them.
Questions buyers ask
Does a Tesla Certified Pre-Owned car come with FSD?
It comes with one month of FSD (Supervised) and one month of Premium Connectivity, according to launch reports from August 2026. That is a trial, not owned FSD. After the month you can subscribe at $99 a month in the US.
Does Tesla remove FSD from used cars it resells?
Tesla has not said so publicly, but its own archived inventory records show three cars losing FSD or Enhanced Autopilot while listed in 2023, and the share of its used listings with FSD falling to almost none by 2025. Read the listing for exactly what is included.
Can I add FSD to a car I buy from Tesla?
Yes, by subscription: $99 a month in the US as of September 2026, or a reported $49 a month if the car has Enhanced Autopilot. Tesla no longer sells FSD outright in the US.
FSD Radar is independent and not affiliated with Tesla, Inc. Facts in this guide are dated where they change often; we re-check Tesla's support pages regularly. Spotted something out of date? Email info@fsdradar.com.