The short answer
Not until Tesla has inspected it, and not always then. Tesla's Unsupported Vehicle Policy lists a total loss, whether from a crash, a flood or a fire, and a salvage, rebuilt or junk title among the things that make a car unsupported. On those cars Tesla switches off fast charging, at Superchargers and at other networks' DC chargers alike, until the car passes two inspections the owner pays for. Every Tesla warranty on the car is void, and it stays void whatever the inspections find. As for buying one, the policy says Tesla does not recommend it.
A clean title doesn't settle it
The policy says outright that a car with a clean title may still be classified as unsupported. Tesla decides from what it hears from insurers, government agencies, its own service and collision centres, and vehicle history companies such as AutoCheck. That sentence matters most for a car that was written off and has since been re-registered with a clean title. It can be unsupported in Tesla's system, with no fast charging and no warranty, whatever the paperwork in the glovebox says.
How it shows in the car
Plug a car with fast charging switched off into a Supercharger and it refuses. The screen says Supercharging not enabled, or DC Fast Charging / Supercharging disabled, and suggests trying AC charging.
In the car's configuration, Tesla's network and other DC chargers can be switched separately, which is why some owners of older salvage cars found that a CCS or CHAdeMO adapter still worked. Don't count on it. The current policy, revised in July 2025, says fast charging through a Supercharger or a third-party charger stays off until the car passes. AC charging, at home or at a destination charger, isn't affected.
Getting fast charging back
Two inspections, in order, both at a Tesla service centre and both at the owner's expense. First the High Voltage Safety Inspection, which only decides whether the high-voltage parts are safe to work on. Then, once that's passed, the Fast Charging Safety Inspection. Either can come back with repairs that must be done at an approved shop before the car passes.
Pass both and fast charging comes back on, but the car is still classified as unsupported and the warranty is still void. In China the second inspection doesn't exist, and fast charging on these cars stays off for good.
What still works
The Tesla app keeps working. Recalls are still carried out, unless the car's condition or a modification Tesla didn't make stops the repair being done safely. Unrestricted parts can still be bought over the counter, and service centres can still do work that isn't high voltage, at their discretion and the owner's cost. High-voltage work waits for the first inspection.
Before you buy one
Take it to a Supercharger on the test drive and plug it in. If it charges, fast charging is on today. Ask the seller for the paperwork: Tesla gives owners a written result for the High Voltage Safety Inspection. Price the car as having no warranty at all, on the battery or anything else. On a clean-title car with a price that looks too good, a refusal at a Supercharger is the quickest sign that Tesla has it down as unsupported. A car that charges can still be unsupported if it has passed Tesla's inspections, so ask for the inspection paperwork as well.
What we can read
Tesla's record describes how the car was built, and some changes since, but not its title, so the Factory Report doesn't carry title status and doesn't pretend to. The car keeps its fast-charging permission in its own configuration, and that can be read remotely with the owner's approval. On an ordinary 2026 Model Y read in September 2026, it showed fast charging allowed, and that car had already taken about 2,400 kWh from fast chargers.