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Tesla airbag problems

Owners have filed 567 complaints with NHTSA about the airbag system on Tesla vehicles — 2% of everything reported about the brand, across 5 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Tesla Model 3, worst in 2018.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

567

Complaints

2%

Share of all Tesla complaints

164

Crashes

4

Fires

Which Tesla models have the most airbag problems

Model 3 310 54.7%

Worst in 2018

Model Y 119 21.0%

Worst in 2023

Model S 81 14.3%

Worst in 2015

Model X 55 9.7%

Worst in 2016

Worst Tesla model years for airbag problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2018 Tesla Model 3 142 8% 19,500 C
2019 Tesla Model 3 80 8% 8,571 C
2023 Tesla Model Y 37 2% 28,000 F
2020 Tesla Model 3 30 4% 22,000 F
2021 Tesla Model Y 25 1% 21,575 F
2015 Tesla Model S 22 2% 33,033 F
2023 Tesla Model 3 20 3% 10,447 F
2022 Tesla Model Y 19 1% 4,328 F
2020 Tesla Model Y 18 4% 30,000 F
2016 Tesla Model S 14 1% 21,000 F
2014 Tesla Model S 13 2% 23,000 F
2022 Tesla Model 3 12 1% 38,000 F
2016 Tesla Model X 10 1% 1,000 F
2022 Tesla Model X 10 5% 2,000 B

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