2017 Tesla Model 3
Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
7
Complaints
24
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (7)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-21 | 22V798000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE | 24,064 | — | Details |
| 2022-09-19 | 22V702000 |
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1,096,762 | — | Details |
| 2022-04-12 | 22V235000 |
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 594,894 | — | Details |
| 2022-03-18 | 22V169000 |
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION | 947 | — | Details |
| 2022-02-04 | 22V063000 |
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 578,607 | — | Details |
| 2022-02-01 | 22V045000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 817,143 | — | Details |
| 2022-01-27 | 22V037000 |
STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING | 53,822 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I received an error about the occupant classification system and a safety restraint fault. These are due to known manuf… |
| 2025-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | En primer lugar decir que el VIN utilizado es completamente aleatorio. Esta notificación está dirigida para todos los f… |
| 2025-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Hello. I am following up with the previous safety report I submitted for my vehicle. I just received an updated repair … |
| 2025-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | There is a warning on my car saying “front passenger safety restraint system fault”. The Tesla service center says the … |
| 2024-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I purchased a new 2017 Tesla model 3 in late 2017, drove it 135k miles and suddenly had issues with the battery cooling… |
| 2024-08-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My car has been having this issue since it was purchased in 2018. An alert appears on the screen which says, "Front Pas… |
| 2024-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I am writing to file a formal safety complaint against Tesla, Inc. regarding a software update failure that has disable… |
| 2023-12-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I had just finished Supercharging my vehicle from 50% to 80% and when I entered the car to drive home two warnings show… |
| 2023-07-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Back windshield spontaneously cracked from the heat. |
| 2023-02-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Feb 25 around 4pm PT we were driving north on US Hwy 101 using the basic cruise control feature of our Model 3. Based o… |
| 2023-01-21 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Within a week of posting a complaint here about phantom braking while in autopilot, my autopilot was disabled. Does the… |
| 2023-01-17 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | The vehicle frequently applies emergency braking when approaching overpasses at night while driving on highways at nigh… |
| 2022-10-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Safety Restraint System Fault in front passenger seat alert. Appears to be a common occurrence in Tesla Model 3 cars. N… |
| 2022-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My tesla model 3 , parking break do not release. so i can not go front or back!!! i thing they had recall about that lo… |
| 2022-08-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2017 Tesla Model 3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V00D000 (Electrica… |
| 2022-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My rear glass cracked. However, there was no damage to suggest an impact of any sort. I looked carefully and saw ther… |
| 2022-07-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Experiencing unexpected braking on freeway while on cruise control. Car brakes for apparently no reason. There is no wa… |
| 2022-01-20 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Many phantom braking incidents both on autopilot and in adaptive cruise control mode result in surprising (and frighten… |
| 2021-12-24 | SEATS | No | 1 | Tesla vehicles have driver profiles to adjust seats automatically when a driver taps the brake pedal after entering the… |
| 2021-11-16 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Essentially all of the safety and convenience features repeatedly shut off. Lane departure, autopilot, regenerative br… |
| 2021-10-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | On August 9th, 2021 I was traveling on Interstate 40, in NC, at MM 103 at approximately 70 mph. when with no warning th… |
| 2021-04-20 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IT RECEIVED A SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD CALLED EMERGENCY LANE DEPARTURE AVOIDANCE WHICH IS TES… |
| 2021-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT A MODEL 3 WITH A WHOMPY WHEEL. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/39345671?TENANT=US&ROWNUM… |
| 2018-05-26 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | Yes | 0 | The Autopilot system on my vehicle malfunctioned, leading to the vehicle colliding into a stationary road barrier at hi… |