Tesla electrical system problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,511 complaints involve electrical system. The Model S accounts for the largest share (40%). The single worst model year is the 2015 Model S with 268 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,511 about electrical system, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model S 40% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 1,049 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 218 and 58
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2015 Tesla Model S268 complaints
- 2013 Tesla Model S195 complaints
- 2018 Tesla Model 3169 complaints
- 2021 Tesla Model Y153 complaints
- 2016 Tesla Model S150 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 37 |
| 2013 | 195 |
| 2014 | 133 |
| 2015 | 268 |
| 2016 | 243 |
| 2017 | 189 |
| 2018 | 241 |
| 2019 | 118 |
| 2020 | 105 |
| 2021 | 266 |
| 2022 | 215 |
| 2023 | 207 |
| 2024 | 179 |
| 2025 | 52 |
| 2026 | 62 |
Among the 1,049 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.