FaultScore

Tesla seat problems

Owners have filed 297 complaints with NHTSA about the seats on Tesla vehicles — 1% 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.

297

Complaints

1%

Share of all Tesla complaints

4

Crashes

1

Fires

Which Tesla models have the most seat problems

Model 3 172 57.9%

Worst in 2018

Model Y 68 22.9%

Worst in 2021

Model X 36 12.1%

Worst in 2018

Worst Tesla model years for seat problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2018 Tesla Model 3 72 4% 44,000 A
2019 Tesla Model 3 44 4% 66,000 A
2020 Tesla Model 3 23 3% 19,000 B
2021 Tesla Model Y 20 1% 24,917 B
2022 Tesla Model Y 17 1% A
2023 Tesla Model Y 13 1% 14,500 C
2018 Tesla Model X 11 4% 38,453 B