Vehicle report
2021 TESLA MODEL S
Reported problems
178 complaints · median 4000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 45 |
| STEERING | 29 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 27 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 25 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 22 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 16 |
| SUSPENSION | 16 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 13 |
| WHEELS | 10 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 9 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 8 |
| SEAT BELTS | 8 |
| TIRES | 8 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST | 6 |
| AIR BAGS | 5 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING | 2 |
| LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:VIDEO MONITOR/SCREEN | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:SOFTWARE:PEDESTRIAN/CYCLIST/OBJECT/OBSTACLE/ RECOGNITION | 1 |
| TIRES:SIDEWALL | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | 1 |
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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.