Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-22 | 24V035000 |
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | 199,575 | — | Details |
| 2023-12-19 | 23V862000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 120,423 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn is a little button on the steering wheel. Tesla has since switched to a center horn. I assume this is due to… |
| 2025-12-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While operating my 2023 Tesla Model S Long range using Full Self Driving Supervised and software version 14.2.1.25, the… |
| 2025-11-10 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Auto emergency braking is occurring when vehicle recognizes leaves as people. This has happened on three occasions. … |
| 2025-10-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | needed to honk the horn to alert another driver of impending collision but the small button, now located to the right o… |
| 2025-09-15 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | No | 0 | Without prior incident or warning all ADAS systems stopped working, including adaptive cruise control, AP, FSD, automat… |
| 2025-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering wheels on these Tesla Model S vehicles have a horn button instead of depressing the center of the wheel. T… |
| 2025-07-09 | BACK OVER PREVENTION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse the vehicle, the Collision A… |
| 2025-06-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | The horn being a button is a safety hazard, and Tesla should replace it at no cost. On many occasions my steering wheel… |
| 2025-05-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | For 2023, Tesla has put the horn on the steering wheel. It's a tiny button on the right side. When you are in a very… |
| 2025-05-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | On May 3, 2025, at approximately 2:00 PM EDT, while driving a 2023 Tesla Model S on a busy highway in a high-density re… |
| 2025-04-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I was nearly sideswiped and instinctively pressed the center of the steering wheel to honk my horn. However, this vehic… |
| 2025-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Inner tire wear, had alignment performed central but issue still persist |
| 2025-04-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The left turn signal is intermittent, it works most of the time, but many times the button on the yoke will not turn on… |
| 2025-03-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Tesla Model S yoke with no horn in the center of the steering wheel is a safety hazard. The button on the steering… |
| 2025-02-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn button is very small and difficult to find in an emergency. The absence of a mechanical button has nearly resu… |
| 2024-12-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I have now had three near accidents (fortunately avoided) and have been unable to warn drivers of the other vehicles be… |
| 2024-12-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | As I approached a red light with a car in front of me, I took my foot off the accelerator to use Tesla's regenerative b… |
| 2024-12-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAS THE YOKE STEERING WHEEL.Issue is two fold. The right and left turn signal activation in on the face of… |
| 2024-12-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tesla has relocated the horn from the center hub where it has been on vehicles since the beginning of time, to a very s… |
| 2024-12-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I was driving in dense fog about 9 am on December 2, 2024. It was about an hour after sunrise. I passed an approaching … |
| 2024-11-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to formally report a significant safety concern with the design of the steering w… |
| 2024-11-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Driving on freeway when the rear tire tread peeled off the inside tire tread wheel/blow out almost causing an accident.… |
| 2024-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn location is a button to the right of the center airbag on the steering wheel. It is small, difficult to find w… |
| 2024-09-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tesla has not provided software updates for the 3 recalls listed for my VIN. Each time I ask them about the issue, th… |
| 2024-09-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | The horn on this car is a button on the right side of the steering wheel. I nearly got into yet another accident when s… |
| 2024-09-21 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | There is a design flaw in the functionality of the windshield wipers. Instead of the functionality being on a stalk li… |
| 2024-09-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Experienced severe phantom breaking on [XXX] in route to Las Vegas at 70mph September 2024. In heavy rain, while winds… |
| 2024-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn is not in the correct place. The center of the steering wheel hub. In any accident scenario, your instincts fa… |
| 2024-08-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | Tesla removed the blinker stalk and replaced it with capacitive buttons on the steering wheel. This is very dangerous… |
| 2024-07-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | Driver seat will no adjust leaving is in a position too far from the brake and steering wheel and too low to see over d… |
| 2024-07-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I have owned a 2023 Model S Plaid for 6 months. I like the vehicle overall but it has 2 features that are actually dan… |
| 2024-07-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | i am reporting a dangerous design of the horn button on my and many other Teslas. The horn activation has been moved f… |
| 2024-07-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn on my car is triggered by a small flat electric "button" on the right side of the steering wheel. There is n… |
| 2024-07-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Tesla changed their steering wheel on later models because they know that not having the horn in the center of the stee… |
| 2024-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Horn is not in the center of the steering wheel. When turning it is impossible to reach the horn. Not able to find the … |
| 2024-06-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | While driving west on [XXX] thru Utah at 78 mph (speed limit posted 80) the car suddenly and almost violently applied f… |
| 2024-06-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Driving on straight section of highway at dusk. No autopilot or other features on. Road slightly damp from earlier rain… |
| 2024-06-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | When driving I was cut off and reached for the horn. Due to the small button for the horn and the replacement, I could… |
| 2024-06-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The steering wheel Tesla is using is causing a lot of safety concerns. The horn is now a button and not located in the… |
| 2024-06-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | Was driving on a highway when suddenly a whole bunch of error messages came on and my car became hard to steer. Wobbled… |
| 2024-06-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn on this car is a small button next to the windshield wiper button. I had a truck cut me off and tried to honk … |
| 2024-06-04 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | I had a software update on my Tesla Model S for minor fixes (s/w version # 2024.14.9) and when I came to start the car … |
| 2024-06-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This model has a small horn button on the right hand side of the steering wheel, rather than the traditional location o… |
| 2024-05-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn activation placement is not in the center of the steering wheel under the pad. It is on a thumb activated butt… |
| 2024-04-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The Tesla has a very tiny horn button that is not in the center of the steering wheel. The button is off to the right w… |
| 2024-04-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn button is too small and in a non-standard location that makes it difficult to reliably locate and push it when… |
| 2024-04-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | This vehicle has a flawed design for the horn. It has been relocated away from the center of the steering wheel to a s… |
| 2024-04-15 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | There is a design flaw with the horn on the steering yoke. It is not easily located especially in times of stress or e… |
| 2024-04-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Left Turn Signal Button About 1 in 20 times, the left turn signal button on the steering wheel does not register a pre… |
| 2024-04-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn button is located on the side of the steering wheel spoke, extremely difficult to find, especially in an emerg… |