Tesla lighting problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 428 complaints involve lighting. The Model S accounts for the largest share (46%). The single worst model year is the 2016 Model S with 49 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 428 about lighting, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model S 46% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 142 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Model S | 197 | 46% |
| Model Y | 91 | 21% |
| Model 3 | 88 | 21% |
| Model X | 40 | 9% |
| Cybertruck | 12 | 3% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2016 Tesla Model S49 complaints
- 2015 Tesla Model S46 complaints
- 2024 Tesla Model 328 complaints
- 2017 Tesla Model S28 complaints
- 2014 Tesla Model S27 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 27 |
| 2015 | 46 |
| 2016 | 62 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2024 | 55 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 21 |
Among the 142 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.