Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-21 | 22V526000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 5 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The vehicle developed a leak in the AC condensate drain. The leak is directly above the safety restraint control module… |
| 2026-01-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Complaint Category: Tires / Suspension Summary of Issue: I am reporting a recurring and deceptive safety defect involvi… |
| 2025-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Incident Description: While driving through a parking lot at 20 mi/hr, my vehicle's AEB system activated in response to… |
| 2025-11-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Vehicle: 2022 Tesla Model S (HW 3.0) System in Question: Full Self-Driving (FSD) Capability, initially purchased (Level… |
| 2025-10-27 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | VIN: [XXX] 2022 Tesla Model S Delivery: 10/27/2025 Passenger seatbelt was cut/frayed — FMVSS 209 + 208 violation. T… |
| 2025-10-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Since purchase, I have experienced nine tire-related failures, including four separate blowouts at highway speed, leavi… |
| 2025-10-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | Vehicle: 2022 Tesla Model S Tire: Goodyear ElectricDrive 2 255/45R19 104W XL Date of incident: October 15, 2025 Locatio… |
| 2025-09-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car vents emit moldy smell when started , reported this to Tesla , they changed the filters but the smell still comes b… |
| 2025-09-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Tonight, shortly after dusk, on a lightly traveled road near my home, the high-beams failed to function as described in… |
| 2025-08-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4S T2 295/30R/21 102Y. These tires are engineered by Michelin specifically for a Tesla Model S 20… |
| 2025-07-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | The front right door top hinge bolts fell out. Believe the bottom one is broke off. Also have vehicle has a seat belt… |
| 2025-06-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | Driver door does not unlock after a trip, with passengers inside the vehicle. Driver is unable to exit the vehicle from… |
| 2025-04-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The rear seatbelt on the left stopped latching all of a sudden creating a safety issue to ride with family. |
| 2025-04-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model S. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and occupied, the message “Elect… |
| 2025-03-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | While driving at approximately 5 MPH, the front passenger side window spontaneously shattered without any external or i… |
| 2025-03-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | The manual door release on the front passenger side of my car was released automatically without anyone in the seat. I… |
| 2025-01-27 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | The driver side rear view mirror vibrates at most speeds in a way that renders it useless. This is a well described is… |
| 2025-01-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My AC heater stopped functioning when I was driving through sub zero temperatures in salt lake city, Utah. At that time… |
| 2024-11-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This vehicle has a well documented issue with tearing the inner side walls of the tires. I've gone through 4 sets in 3… |
| 2024-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My Tesla Model S 2022 unexpectedly shut down while parked in a covered garage on [XXX], after I had driven for an hour.… |
| 2024-08-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | The yoke steering is not intuitive and makes it really hard to instinctively press the horn or use the directionals, wi… |
| 2024-07-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I was driving on the highway utilizing the full self-driving mode. There was traffic and I was behind an 18-wheeler. … |
| 2024-06-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Air Suspension system throws an error. Car attempts to lift but it feels like a limit switch or some upper bound is not… |
| 2024-04-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving suddenly in the middle of the road the car stopped with the warning Pull over immediately. Rear motor dis… |
| 2024-04-23 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | The horn is in a difficult place to access compared to ALL other vehicles in the USA making it a safety concern and haz… |
| 2024-03-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Lack of blinker stalk: After driving this vehicle since September 2022, buttons in place of a blinker stalk are dangero… |
| 2024-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | RECALL ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AUTO STEER/AUTO PILOT THAT COMES IN THE CAR. THE AUTO STE… |
| 2024-02-10 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Tire separation on the inside rear tires. I purchased my car new and had continued slight loss of air pressure at 12,0… |
| 2024-02-01 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | The update that you required for Auto Steer has made the car undrivable. I get a written and audible warning IMMEDIATEL… |
| 2024-02-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn is not located in the center where it can be found in the event of an emergency. Instead it is in tiny non-tactile… |
| 2024-01-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This vehicle does not have a fully functional horn. To activate the horn, you must press a tiny area located in the upp… |
| 2024-01-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn button is to difficult to use during an emergency. Tesla knows this that’s why there cybertruck has the horn i… |
| 2024-01-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn is very difficult to hit in case of emergency. You have to look down and find the horn button, which is especi… |
| 2024-01-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | The car doesn’t have a conventional horn. Instead the horn is activated via a small button on the steering wheel. I d… |
| 2024-01-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The placement of the horn and turn signals onto the steering wheel is highly flawed. In normal driving, the turn signal… |
| 2024-01-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | In the time of 2 years of ownership of this vehicle, I have had a blown out tire happen 3 separate times with these par… |
| 2024-01-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | All tesla models have excessively bright headlamps, blinding oncoming traffic. There are many teslas where I live and c… |
| 2023-12-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Car without obstacle will without warning execute a hard slowdown/stop. We have received the latest OTA update and have… |
| 2023-12-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | The Tesla was driving normally as I was driving through the canyons of Utah at 65 MPH. the car gave an error about lane… |
| 2023-12-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | This vehicle came with a YOKE style steering wheel, I did not order it this way, it is how the new car arrived. It is T… |
| 2023-11-30 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | Tesla, in multiple cars that I own, has repeatedly changed user-preferences of user-selections, without warning, or upd… |
| 2023-11-20 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | Yes | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while reversing in her driveway, the front driver's side… |
| 2023-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Today I parked my car front of my house after couple ours I heard the voice and when I come close to my car I see the a… |
| 2023-10-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tesla Yoke Steering, horn button is nearly impossible to find in a panic situation. By the time you find the horn butto… |
| 2023-09-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The backup camera randomly stutters and pauses. Sometimes long as 2-3 seconds. It makes as if a car or pedestrian will … |
| 2023-09-20 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | "Tesla Vision" is the ADAS sensor system in the car which relies exclusively on video cameras with no LIDAR or ultrason… |
| 2023-09-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle became immovable due to sudden rear motor failure. Vehicle came to a complete stop in moving lanes of traffic w… |
| 2023-08-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tesla floor Mats are being held in place by small pieces of Velcro. These mats continually slide and get stuck under t… |
| 2023-08-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The drivers seatbelt unlatches by itself, without pressing the release button. Effectively, the drivers side seatbelt … |
| 2023-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Car has a small capacitive touch button for horn instead of center-press. During emergency incidents, it is not possibl… |