Vehicle report

2017 TESLA MODEL S

Reported problems

424 complaints · median 24000 miles
ComponentReports
SUSPENSION107
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM106
UNKNOWN OR OTHER96
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL47
STEERING47
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL35
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING27
EXTERIOR LIGHTING26
SERVICE BRAKES25
VISIBILITY/WIPER15
STRUCTURE:BODY14
WHEELS13
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST12
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS10
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING9
POWER TRAIN9
VISIBILITY9
BACK OVER PREVENTION8
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8
AIR BAGS5
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE3
ENGINE3
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE3
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION3
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL2
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT2
SEATS2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:PARKING ASSIST:SENSORS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:THERMAL MANAGEMENT:FAN1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1
LANE DEPARTURE1
LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: AUTOMATIC STEERING1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LATCH:EMERGENCY MECHANICAL RELEASE1
PARKING BRAKE1
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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