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2021 Tesla Model X

Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
5
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars

Recalls (5)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2024-12-23 24V967000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:CUSHION 487 Details
2023-10-11 23V679000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING:SWITCH/SENSOR/FLOAT 54,676 Details
2022-11-15 22V843000 AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE 29,348 Details
2022-04-08 22V233000 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN 7,289 Details
2021-11-09 21V868000 AIR BAGS 7,600 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-10-01 STEERING No 0 Heavy steering warning. Steering gear left hand drive.
2025-09-26 STEERING No 0 Steering got stuck on the road while driving. I couldnt move or change lanes. It was really scary. Then I slowed down a…
2025-07-10 STEERING No 0 After completing a 17.5-hour, ~1,000-mile non-stop road trip from Florida to Texas using Autopilot with no intervention…
2025-07-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Driving speed limit of 50 miles an hour on a two lane road and went to push the accelerator pedal and the entire assemb…
2025-06-17 STEERING No 0 My car has 50,000 miles on it and is just over 4 years old. The steering column has failed causing it to not be able t…
2025-06-02 STEERING No 0 Steering assist error code. Car has less than 25,000 miles and Tesla is reporting this is common and the steering rack …
2025-06-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 While driving our screen shut down, autopilot and GPS stopped working and the doors would not open. My kids were stuck …
2025-05-06 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 My 2021 Tesla Model X has a serious safety issue with the driver’s door. When opened, the door swings freely with no su…
2025-02-03 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield cracked due to defrosting; yes available for inspection upon request. If the windshield shatters due to def…
2024-12-04 SUSPENSION No 0 Summary: The front suspension defect on my 2021 Model X, confirmed by St. Petersburg Service Center (Invoice #3000S0013…
2024-10-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 12v Battery is keep discharging in every two to three months. Tesla service can't find issues or not telling me what is…
2024-09-25 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 Unintended, unexpected opening of front frunk hood while driving slowly in a parking lot into a strong wind gust. I d…
2024-08-19 STEERING No 0 Steering rack failure: replacement needed for Model X 2021 at approximately 55K miles. From Tesla Service Center: Conc…
2024-08-01 STEERING No 0 Alerts: UI_a020 - Steering Assist Reduced APP_w264 - Lane Departure features unavailable This incident happened sudden…
2024-06-19 STEERING No 0 I was driving and the car started changing lanes. The steering became heavy and I was barely able to move it and requ…
2024-06-02 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL Yes 0 This complain is regarding the recent recall regarding FSD tesla Smart Summon failures. Incident date June 02, 2024 Ca…
2024-05-26 STEERING No 0 The steering locked up and it would not move. This happened as I was driving on a road at about 35 miles per hour. I …
2024-04-20 STEERING No 0 [XXX] I was driving southbound on [XXX] in Dallas, TX (near [XXX] exit) in Tesla ModelX, with 2 kids in the back seat.…
2024-02-15 POWER TRAIN No 0 It is commonly known that the drive shafts on the Model X fail. This is not a wear component and should be a recall. Th…
2023-07-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Compressor fails causing cooling of the battery to fail and AC in the car not to work. System sais AC reduced charging…
2023-07-15 LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING No 0 AFTER AN UPDATE I WAS REVERSING MY CAR , CAR STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AND STEERING WHEEL LOST CONTROL WITH SIGN OF STE…
2023-06-30 SUSPENSION No 0 At 50K miles the control arms on model X seem to always fail. This is a serious safety issue. My last model X had the…
2023-05-23 SUSPENSION No 0 On May 23, 2023the car went into the shop for an unrelated issue at that time the tires were checked and found to be ne…
2022-06-16 STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 The contact owns a 2021 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power st…
2022-01-30 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 While driving, every few miles, an error will pop up on the instrument panel display that reads "Park Assist unavailabl…
2022-01-18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Hello, I wanted to alert you to Tesla's v11 software update for cars. This is the software we need to use for climate, …
2021-12-17 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 There is a windshield defect on MY vehicle but check the boards, it is a common problem. The windshield has a mottling…
2021-10-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 On 10-16-21 Saturday around 7:40 PM, I was going to my brother-in-law's house which is on the left side of the road I w…
2021-09-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 The front half shafts have failed 3 times already on this car, creating a safety hazard.
2021-09-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The touchscreen and instrument panel/dash screen went black and shut down on several occasions while driving the vehicl…
2021-08-31 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My SD card failed and had to be replaced on my 2021 model X. The car's screens went completely blank during the 2021.2…
2021-07-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Since delivery in December 2020 the computer MCU has shut down for two minutes while driving over a dozen times. The co…
2021-06-27 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Since my delivery date of 12/4/2020 I have had four different times where both of the screens on my Tesla Model X have …
2021-04-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOST POWER TO ALL SCREENS AND FUNCTIONS SUCH AS SIGNALS AND SPEEDOMETER ALL STOPPED WORKING. THE …
2021-02-24 POWER TRAIN No 0 UNDER MEDIUM/HEAVY ACCELERATION, THERE IS A RATTLING/GRINDING SOUND LIKE SOMETHING IS COMING LOOSE. TESLA SAYS ITS NOR…
2021-02-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WE GOT A 2021 TESLA X FOR JUST ONE MONTH. BUT THE COMPUTER HAS DEAD THREE TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN HIGH WAY AND HAVE…
2021-01-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Yes 1 I PURCHASED A TESLA MODEL X ON 14 NOV 2020 AND HAD BEEN DRIVING JUST AROUND 2 MONTHS. AT AROUND 11:10PM OR SO AS WE …
2021-01-01 SUSPENSION No 0 HERE IS A 2021 MODEL X IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/39434989?TENANT=US&ROWNUMBER=19 THE BACK …