Tesla Model 3 vs Honda Odyssey

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	Tesla Model 3	Honda Odyssey
Complaints on file	7,665	17,279
Model years covered	2017–2026	1990–2026
Worst model year	2018	2007
Best model year	2017	2026
Crashes reported	875	636
Fires reported	43	200
Injuries reported	337	658
Deaths reported	25	8
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	16.7%	8.7%

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%

Honda Odyssey by year

2 1 112 88 24 89 664 785 721 1,120 1,095 717 1,046 879 1,039 617 243 340 292 329 276 406 276 360 48 1,691 1,687 942 222 184 161 167 597 59

90 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 3,089 17.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,985 11.5%

Electrical System 1,901 11.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,840 10.6%

Body & Structure 1,430 8.3%

Brakes 1,199 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 1,019 5.9%

Airbags 835 4.8%