Tesla seat belts problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 420 complaints involve seat belts. The Model 3 accounts for the largest share (55%). The single worst model year is the 2018 Model 3 with 105 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 420 about seat belts, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model 3 55% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Model 3 | 230 | 55% |
| Model Y | 119 | 28% |
| Model X | 39 | 9% |
| Model S | 29 | 7% |
| Cybertruck | 3 | 1% |
Worst model years for seat belts
- 2018 Tesla Model 3105 complaints
- 2019 Tesla Model 357 complaints
- 2023 Tesla Model Y36 complaints
- 2021 Tesla Model Y27 complaints
- 2022 Tesla Model Y24 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 113 |
| 2019 | 59 |
| 2020 | 36 |
| 2021 | 50 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2023 | 56 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Among the 31 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.