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Tesla Model 3

Every Tesla Model 3 model year on file, 2017 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years4,337510 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years102017 to 2026

Recall campaigns36Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins834Summed across model years

By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 1,028, 24% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Driver assistance leads the Tesla Model 3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Driver assistance

2,041

Speed control

633

Brakes

567

Electrical system

556

Steering

396

Suspension

373

Airbags

314

Seat belts

227

Visibility and wipers

206

Seats

179

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Tesla Model 3 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Tesla Model 3 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2026	Sedan	25	40.0	2,500	1	3	2
2025	Sedan	117	22.2	2,925	3	4	4
2024	Sedan	218	13.8	4,360	5	7	58
2023	Sedan	427	19.4	6,100	12	13	76
2022	Sedan	765	7.7	10,929	18	13	76
2021	Sedan	665	7.8	7,824	22	13	85
2020	Sedan	451	13.3	5,011	21	14	112
2019	Sedan	615	11.5	4,556	22	14	106
2018	Sedan	1,028	11.4	8,567	19	15	161
2017	Sedan	26	7.7	153	16	13	154

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Tesla Model 3

26V-507 Aug 4, 2026
Headlight low beams may be too bright and exceed the maximum light output
Lighting · 20k vehicles
26V-445 Jul 7, 2026
Vehicles were originally built for a foreign market and do not have knee air bags, may not be equipped with certain interior safety…
Airbags · 15 vehicles
26V-283 May 4, 2026
Rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle is placed in reverse
Back-over prevention · 219k vehicles
25V-690 Oct 10, 2025
Battery pack contactors may fail, causing a loss of drive power
Electrical system · 13k vehicles
25V-410 Jun 18, 2025
Fasteners attaching the seat back to the seat bottom may have been improperly tightened
Seats · 48 vehicles
25V-092 Feb 14, 2025
Printed circuit board for the electronic power steering assist may experience an overstress condition, causing a loss of power steering assist…
Steering · 376k vehicles
25V-002 Jan 6, 2025
Computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image
Back-over prevention · 239k vehicles
24V-935 Dec 17, 2024
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning light may not remain illuminated between drive cycles, failing to warn the driver of low tire pressure
Tires · 696k vehicles
24V-554 Jul 24, 2024
Hood latch assembly may fail to detect an unlatched hood condition after the hood has been opened
Electrical system · 1.85M vehicles
24V-376 May 28, 2024
In the event of an unbelted driver, the seat belt warning light and audible chime may not activate as intended
Seat belts · 125k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.