Tesla Model 3 problems reported in California

2,520 of the 7,665 complaints filed about the Tesla Model 3 came from California, most often about the driver assist & collision avoidance.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

2,520

Complaints from California

379

Crashes

20

Fires

2018

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

2017 Model 3 46 1.8%
2018 Model 3 731 29.0%
2019 Model 3 417 16.5%
2020 Model 3 273 10.8%
2021 Model 3 306 12.1%
2022 Model 3 336 13.3%
2023 Model 3 235 9.3%
2024 Model 3 92 3.7%
2025 Model 3 77 3.1%
2026 Model 3 7 0.3%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 206 23.5%
SAN Jose 127 14.5%
SAN Diego 111 12.7%
Beverley Hills 104 11.9%
SAN Francisco 73 8.3%
Fremont 44 5.0%
Irvine 43 4.9%
Sacramento 41 4.7%
Sunnyvale 40 4.6%
Fresno 32 3.7%
Riverside 30 3.4%
Santa Monica 24 2.7%

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