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Tesla Model X

Every Tesla Model X model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,546215 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122015 to 2026

Recall campaigns39Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins878Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 448, 29% 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

Suspension leads the Tesla Model X complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension

334

Electrical system

300

Steering

264

Driver assistance

255

Structure

142

Speed control

126

Brakes

100

Visibility and wipers

Airbags

Powertrain

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Tesla Model X 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 X by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2026	SUV	7	28.6	117	0	1	1
2025	SUV	15	13.3	115	3	4	3
2024	SUV	26	7.7	130	8	6	51
2023	SUV	194	12.4	970	17	10	74
2022	SUV	127	12.6	552	22	12	82
2021	SUV	41	7.3	137	24	13	87
2020	SUV	127	13.4	454	10	11	70
2019	SUV	100	17.0	238	8	14	78
2018	SUV	193	21.2	465	9	16	102
2017	SUV	268	9.7	526	10	17	117
2016	SUV	448	14.5	1,093	12	18	142
2015	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	3	71

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

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Tesla Model X

26V-283 May 4, 2026
Rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle is placed in reverse
Back-over prevention · 219k vehicles
25V-172 Mar 19, 2025
Air bag with the incorrect horn pad may have been installed, preventing the horn from sounding
Airbags · 91 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-967 Dec 23, 2024
Driver's air bag could tear during deployment
Airbags · 487 vehicles
24V-904 Dec 2, 2024
Parking lights and low beam headlights may flicker
Lighting · 25 vehicles
24V-615 Aug 15, 2024
Front and center roof cosmetic trim pieces may be adhered to the vehicle without primer
Structure · 9,136 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
24V-153 Feb 27, 2024
Factory reset muted the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds
Electrical system · 6,557 vehicles
24V-051 Jan 30, 2024
Incorrect font size is displayed on the instrument panel for the Brake, Park, and Antilock Brake System (ABS) warning lights
Electrical system · 2.19M vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.