Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-27 | 24V153000 |
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT | 6,557 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I went to open the trunk on my 2022 Tesla Model 3 using the normal electric trunk button above the license plate. When … |
| 2026-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2022 Tesla Model 3 experienced a heat pump compressor failure at approximately 89,457 miles. Tesla Service Center di… |
| 2026-02-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I am filing a safety complaint regarding water intrusion into the rear tail lamp assembly of my 3-year-old Tesla Model … |
| 2026-02-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | While using Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and other highways, the … |
| 2026-02-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While I was making a left turn my steering wheel suddenly got stuck. A vehicle almost hit me. |
| 2026-01-30 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | Yes | 0 | Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) drove the vehicle onto a curb inadvertently, a few days after a software update. The inci… |
| 2026-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When cabin heat is enabled, visible vapor/smoke emits from the front trunk area under the windshield cowl and is pulled… |
| 2025-12-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECURRING 12V LOW-VOLTAGE SYSTEM FAILURE AND DEFECTIVE REAR DEFROSTER HEATER GRID VEHICLE: 2022 Tesla Model 3 (VIN: [XX… |
| 2025-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving, the center display intermittently goes completely black. When this occurs, I lose access to the speedome… |
| 2025-12-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | This car uses auto-dimming rear view and side mirrors. However, the rear view mirror is only able to be dimmed automati… |
| 2025-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The vehicle has a manufacturing defect in the charge port body seal allowing water intrusion into the vehicle cabin and… |
| 2025-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | All safety and driver-assistance systems on my 2022 Tesla Model 3 failed due to an internal short in the vehicle’s comp… |
| 2025-10-18 | LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | No | 0 | teslas have blind spot monitor cameras that activate when the turn signal is activated as a turn left or right. there s… |
| 2025-10-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The 2022 Model 3 Tesla does not have readily available emergency rear door release. Tesla's automated response to me w… |
| 2025-10-05 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | Yes | 4 | My family and I were in my Tesla Model 3 2022 and heading from Charlotte to Orlando on [XXX]. The car was in Full Self… |
| 2025-10-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | While driving home, my Tesla was operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode and initially performed normally, stopping a… |
| 2025-09-29 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | Yes | 0 | While at a red light, my car was stopped with Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) on. When the car in front of me nudged forw… |
| 2025-09-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | There is NO way to find the emergency manual release in the rear doors. WHERE ARE THEY!!!!??? There is no panel or cove… |
| 2025-09-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while approaching the vehicle, the tire was abnormally l… |
| 2025-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SAFETY CONCERN: for kids getting trapped in rear doors with no manual release in the rear of my 2022 Tesla model 3. Onl… |
| 2025-09-12 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Tesla’s full self driving did not react to emergency vehicles approaching from behind.. vehicle was a police cruiser em… |
| 2025-09-05 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Then forward collision warning system inaccurately reported and reacted to a park car that was not in my lane. This cau… |
| 2025-09-01 | LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | No | 0 | The central computer in my 2022 Tesla Model 3 failed unexpectedly. This is a critical component that controls essential… |
| 2025-08-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tesla odometer discrepancy) combines the energy to run the car to count against the mileage. The car is often sitting p… |
| 2025-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Tesla M3 RWD 2022 - 79750k miles. Touchscreen keep restarting throughout the day , in the morning when I am backing out… |
| 2025-08-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front driver's side sea… |
| 2025-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | pedestrian warning system has failed for a second time. speaker was replaced once already. presents safety issue to ped… |
| 2025-07-24 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I have experienced multiple tire failures on my 2022 Tesla Model 3, with at least 7 tires needing replacement due to ai… |
| 2025-07-16 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving on AutoPilot the I-10W on Wednesday July 16, 2025, the car suddenly and very harshly braked for no reason… |
| 2025-07-10 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | I took my car to Tesla service to have 3 tires changed. On the drive home for the service, the car automatically pulled… |
| 2025-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I pulled up to a red light in a protected left turn lane. My car is set to use regenerative braking and hold/not roll o… |
| 2025-06-29 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | While traveling at approximately 70 miles per hour on an interstate, the vehicle's automatic emergency braking system e… |
| 2025-06-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was traveling northbound on [XXX} in Sugar Grove, IL with the traffic aware cruise control on. As I passed under [XX… |
| 2025-06-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | During operation steering wheel becomes heavy and difficult to turn and becomes notchy. Very difficult to stay in ones … |
| 2025-06-05 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse into a parking spot, the cam… |
| 2025-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | The power lift‑gate strut PN 1551489‑00‑B failed, bent inward, and shattered the rear glass on 16 May 2025. A known … |
| 2025-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in self-driving mode, the vehicle … |
| 2025-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | When the vehicle is set to regenerative braking mode, lifting off the accelerator pedal causes the car to decelerate si… |
| 2025-05-06 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Passenger safety restraint failure message came on so I made an appointment and took it to Pleasanton Tesla for repair … |
| 2025-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger safety restraint system fault error appears on and off without any correlation to driving conditions or passe… |
| 2025-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rodents Chew on Car Wires Consequences of Rodent Damage: Malfunctioning Components: Chewed wires can lead to a variety … |
| 2025-04-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | If you are on a hill and you accidently press both the brake an accelerator, the car will fall to neutral and free roll… |
| 2025-04-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | We received a Front passenger safety restraint system fault on our car. When a passenger sits in the seat the fault is… |
| 2025-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | Wy wife and I drove our Tesla Model 3 from Palo Alto, CA to San Francisco downtown, to meet friends. I was the driver, … |
| 2025-04-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | * Front passenger safety restraint system issue - sensors under passenger seat intermittently failing for months even a… |
| 2025-03-27 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Forward collision warning was falsely triggered causing the car to inappropriately apply the brakes twice in one drive.… |
| 2025-03-25 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | Yes | 0 | The cars forward collision warning system is far too sensitive and braked extremely hard when there was nothing to coll… |
| 2025-03-21 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | Two false collision warnings were triggered when in fact, there was nothing to collide with. This caused the car to bra… |
| 2025-03-14 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | The forward collision warning system is too sensitive. When cars are in a completely different lane, the car will somet… |
| 2025-02-28 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | As I was approaching a green light with stopped vehicles the car caught glare from the car ahead of me thinking it was … |