Vehicle report

2018 TESLA MODEL S

Reported problems

168 complaints · median 16000 miles
ComponentReports
UNKNOWN OR OTHER36
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM31
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL30
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING27
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL27
SERVICE BRAKES25
SUSPENSION20
STEERING15
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS10
EXTERIOR LIGHTING8
STRUCTURE:BODY8
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST6
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH5
POWER TRAIN5
AIR BAGS4
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION4
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)3
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2
VISIBILITY/WIPER2
WHEELS2
BACK OVER PREVENTION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:PARKING ASSIST:SOFTWARE1
ENGINE1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL:SOFTWARE1
LANE DEPARTURE: LANE KEEP: AUTOMATIC STEERING1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES1
SEATS1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
VISIBILITY1
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1

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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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