Tesla air bags problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 595 complaints involve air bags. The Model 3 accounts for the largest share (55%). The single worst model year is the 2018 Model 3 with 146 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 595 about air bags, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model 3 55% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 106 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 174 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Model 3 | 325 | 55% |
| Model Y | 127 | 21% |
| Model S | 82 | 14% |
| Model X | 58 | 10% |
| Cybertruck | 3 | 1% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2018 Tesla Model 3146 complaints
- 2019 Tesla Model 389 complaints
- 2023 Tesla Model Y41 complaints
- 2020 Tesla Model 331 complaints
- 2021 Tesla Model Y26 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 13 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 158 |
| 2019 | 99 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2021 | 39 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Among the 106 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 18,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.