Tesla Model 3 problems, by model year and system
4,336 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Tesla Model 3 2017–2027, and the 8 systems the record is deep on — automatic emergency braking (2,475), cruise control (633), brake (562), electrical (557), suspension (318). Each system has a page across the years; 26 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsAutomatic emergency braking problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Cruise control problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Suspension problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Airbag problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Seat belt problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Tesla Model 3 complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | automatic emergency braking | cruise control | brake | electrical | suspension | steering | airbag | seat belt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 25 in all | 8 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| 2025 117 in all | 35 | 14 | 12 | 21 | — | 25 | — | — |
| 2024 218 in all | 64 | 20 | — | 45 | — | 36 | 8 | — |
| 2023 427 in all | 243 | 69 | 57 | 51 | — | 87 | — | — |
| 2022 765 in all | 790 | 171 | 167 | 59 | — | 36 | — | — |
| 2021 664 in all | 593 | 123 | 126 | 79 | — | 27 | — | — |
| 2020 451 in all | 215 | 69 | 48 | 42 | 46 | 46 | — | — |
| 2019 615 in all | 231 | 71 | 63 | 91 | 83 | — | 86 | — |
| 2018 1,028 in all | 286 | 90 | 89 | 169 | 187 | — | 146 | 105 |
| 2017 26 in all | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Tesla Model 3 system draws the most complaints?
Automatic emergency braking: 2,475 complaints across 11 model years, 57% of everything owners filed about the Tesla Model 3. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Tesla Model 3 year has the most complaints?
2018 (1,028), 2022 (765), 2021 (664). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.