Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
42
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-29 | 21V846000 |
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | 11,728 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Two of the rims cracked, right rear and left front, both on the interior edge. |
| 2025-11-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | After a recent Tesla firmware update, the backup camera (FMVSS 111 rear visibility function) stopped working. When shif… |
| 2025-09-17 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Tesla’s software updates have rendered systems useless the vehicle wants to hug and sometimes cross the left double yel… |
| 2025-04-01 | LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | No | 0 | My Tesla supervised FSD is a safety hazard. Promised programming updates have not improved the erratic, UNSAFE “assist… |
| 2025-01-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Experienced rattling while driving. Brought car in and was told this is a known problem. Obtained copy of the bulletin … |
| 2024-10-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH:EMERGENCY MECHANICAL RELEASE | No | 0 | Rear trunk power lift gate would not open. There is an emergency release on rear lift gate if someone is stuck in the c… |
| 2024-06-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | On [XXX] at approximately 1230 pm my husband loaded my [XXX] child into the car. He shut the door then tried to open … |
| 2024-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Vehicle suddenly stopped on highway luckily there were no drivers behind me. The vehicle all of a sudden started beepin… |
| 2024-02-28 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to … |
| 2023-12-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | On[XXX], at approximately 6:30 PM while I was driving my 2019 Tesla Model S in Fort Lee, NJ. While navigating through c… |
| 2023-12-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The intermittent wipers do not work at all. I created a service ticket with Tesla and they informed me that this is a k… |
| 2023-09-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Sept 9th, 2023 while driving on the interstate the vehicle lost all propulsion power, red lights shown in "gear, P N D"… |
| 2023-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON AUTOPILOT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY BRAKES WITH NOT APPARENT REASON. |
| 2023-03-09 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while driving 76 MPH with the adaptive cruise control activat… |
| 2023-01-18 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | driving on the HOV lane, no traffic at all, and the tesla applied the brakes x 2. It happened today at 4:03 pm. |
| 2022-10-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY IN RECENT WEEKS, MY TESLA BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR WHILE UNDER ADAPTIVE CRUI… |
| 2022-10-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Tesla designs a single piece headlight with no serviceable parts. This includes headlights, high beams, and namely dayt… |
| 2022-10-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | while driving on a highway, car made warning sounds and displayed a message "steering assist is reduced, drive with car… |
| 2022-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while driving at 70 MPH on autopilot, the vehicle independent… |
| 2022-05-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Front drive shafts (half shafts) have been replaced 2x within 6 months and 2-3k miles. They won’t explain why this keep… |
| 2022-02-26 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | When driving with AutoPilot enabled, I am experiencing the same issues as many others. Without any warning or reason, t… |
| 2022-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | This is my 6th trip with 2019 Tesla S from Chicago to San Francisco / 1st time SO MANY “PHANTOM BRAKING” incidents / FL… |
| 2022-01-29 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | HUNDREDS of times this car (as well as our other Tesla Model S) would brake hard for no reason, usually on the highway.… |
| 2022-01-22 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | The car would apply the brakes for no reason while using cruise control. |
| 2022-01-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | driving down the road on a 25 degree day. i turned on the front defroster and the entire windshield cracked across the … |
| 2022-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that after he received an over-the-air (OTA) software update … |
| 2021-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I have a Tesla with Full Self Driving software. On Oct 15, around 1:15 PM Central, in Austin, we had finished lunch. T… |
| 2021-04-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | CRACKED RIM. UNACCEPTABLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ABOUT 6 TIRES ON MY CAR THAT HAS 17,600 MILES. I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHIN… |
| 2021-04-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT ~5,000 TOTAL VEHICLE MILES, OUR 2019 MODEL S PERFORMANCE HAD SUDDEN AND COMPLETE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AT HI… |
| 2020-07-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 MODEL S TESLA ON AUTOPILOT DOWN THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEED WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED BRAKING AND… |
| 2020-06-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2019 TESLA MODEL S IN JUNKYARD HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/36985305?ROWNUMBER=5 AND GUESS WHAT..... THE BAC… |
| 2020-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NHTS COMPLAINT ENTRY 2020-08-07 NARRATIVE SECTION: ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS WHILE DRIVING MID-MORNING OR MID-DAY IN A… |
| 2020-03-27 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model S. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V00B000 (Latches, … |
| 2020-02-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON HARD ACCELERATION (IN MOTION), THE CAR VIBRATES AND RATTLES FROM THE FRONT END. TESLA SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. … |
| 2020-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS ABOUT THE 400TH TIME THAT I HAVE HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT DEFECTIVE TESLA SUSPENSIONS. I DON'T GIVE UP EASIL… |
| 2020-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL GOT DISLODGED FROM THE STRUT AND THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT WAS IN MOTION ON CITY ST… |
| 2019-10-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2019 TESLA MODEL S. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILETHEY WERE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY UNKNOWN, … |
| 2019-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE 2019.28.2 320FBAO. DOWNLOADED UPDATE AND FOLLOWING UPDATE ONE COULD… |
| 2019-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Repeated unexpected emergency braking incidents, similar to those described in the recent Washington Post article. The… |
| 2019-07-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AT LOW SPEEDS (10-30 MPH) THERE IS A RATTLE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. I… |
| 2019-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the display screen malfunctioned… |
| 2019-03-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, WHEN DRIVING IN ENHANCED AUTO-PILOT AND ENGAGED AUTO LANE CHANGE, THE CAR STARTED CHANGING L… |