diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tesla/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/tesla/config_flow.py
index f21c8c76e23..fb7de78f507 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tesla/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tesla/config_flow.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TeslaConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             return self.async_show_form(
                 step_id="user",
                 data_schema=DATA_SCHEMA,
-                errors={CONF_USERNAME: "identifier_exists"},
+                errors={CONF_USERNAME: "already_configured_account"},
                 description_placeholders={},
             )
 
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ class TeslaConfigFlow(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             return self.async_show_form(
                 step_id="user",
                 data_schema=DATA_SCHEMA,
-                errors={"base": "connection_error"},
+                errors={"base": "cannot_connect"},
                 description_placeholders={},
             )
         except InvalidAuth:
             return self.async_show_form(
                 step_id="user",
                 data_schema=DATA_SCHEMA,
-                errors={"base": "invalid_credentials"},
+                errors={"base": "invalid_auth"},
                 description_placeholders={},
             )
         return self.async_create_entry(title=user_input[CONF_USERNAME], data=info)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/tesla/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/tesla/strings.json
index fb3c11a276f..f174b5fc6de 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/tesla/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/tesla/strings.json
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 {
   "config": {
     "error": {
-      "connection_error": "Error connecting; check network and retry",
-      "identifier_exists": "Email already registered",
-      "invalid_credentials": "Invalid credentials",
-      "unknown_error": "Unknown error, please report log info"
+      "cannot_connect": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::cannot_connect%]",
+      "already_configured_account": "[%key:common::config_flow::abort::already_configured_account%]",
+      "invalid_auth": "[%key:common::config_flow::error::invalid_auth%]"
     },
     "step": {
       "user": {
@@ -27,4 +26,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/tests/components/tesla/test_config_flow.py b/tests/components/tesla/test_config_flow.py
index a59daee9ac6..321f352e28d 100644
--- a/tests/components/tesla/test_config_flow.py
+++ b/tests/components/tesla/test_config_flow.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ async def test_form_invalid_auth(hass):
         )
 
     assert result2["type"] == "form"
-    assert result2["errors"] == {"base": "invalid_credentials"}
+    assert result2["errors"] == {"base": "invalid_auth"}
 
 
 async def test_form_cannot_connect(hass):
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ async def test_form_cannot_connect(hass):
         )
 
     assert result2["type"] == "form"
-    assert result2["errors"] == {"base": "connection_error"}
+    assert result2["errors"] == {"base": "cannot_connect"}
 
 
 async def test_form_repeat_identifier(hass):
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ async def test_form_repeat_identifier(hass):
         )
 
     assert result2["type"] == "form"
-    assert result2["errors"] == {CONF_USERNAME: "identifier_exists"}
+    assert result2["errors"] == {CONF_USERNAME: "already_configured_account"}
 
 
 async def test_import(hass):