Worst years for a Tesla Model 3
Owners have filed 7,665 complaints about the Tesla Model 3 with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2026. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.
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2018 Tesla Model 31,710 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.
Every Tesla Model 3 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B | 38 | 20 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | C | 211 | 52 | 0 | 9,137 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | D | 338 | 54 | 3 | 13,816 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | D | 739 | 154 | 3 | 4,369 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | F | 1,506 | 103 | 6 | 5,100 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | D | 1,235 | 84 | 9 | 8,950 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | D | 771 | 101 | 5 | 3,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | D | 1,061 | 99 | 10 | 10,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | F | 1,710 | 205 | 7 | 17,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2017 | A | 56 | 3 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
What breaks on a Tesla Model 3
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Tesla Model 3
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Tesla Model 3, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Tesla Model 3 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Tesla Model 3
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.