GMC Envoy vs Tesla Model 3

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	GMC Envoy	Tesla Model 3
Complaints on file	3,284	7,665
Model years covered	1995–2009	2017–2026
Worst model year	2002	2018
Best model year	2001	2017
Crashes reported	218	875
Fires reported	129	43
Injuries reported	164	337
Deaths reported	14	25
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm	16%	16.7%

GMC Envoy by year

1 3 1 24 13 41 10 629 511 483 682 470 288 103 25

95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 728 22.2%

Electrical System 681 20.7%

Lights 279 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 273 8.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 213 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 192 5.8%

Airbags 160 4.9%

Brakes 103 3.1%

Tesla Model 3 by year

56 1,710 1,061 771 1,235 1,506 739 338 211 38

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2,943 38.4%

Other & Unspecified 691 9.0%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 632 8.2%

Brakes 570 7.4%

Electrical System 559 7.3%

Steering 390 5.1%

Suspension 368 4.8%

Airbags 316 4.1%