Tesla steering problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,540 complaints involve steering. The Model Y accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 2023 Model Y with 217 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,540 about steering, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model Y 32% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 9,000 miles 331 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 227 and 19
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
Worst model years for steering
- 2023 Tesla Model Y217 complaints
- 2021 Tesla Model Y97 complaints
- 2023 Tesla Model 388 complaints
- 2016 Tesla Model S87 complaints
- 2018 Tesla Model 382 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 29 |
| 2014 | 27 |
| 2015 | 51 |
| 2016 | 145 |
| 2017 | 100 |
| 2018 | 116 |
| 2019 | 71 |
| 2020 | 102 |
| 2021 | 167 |
| 2022 | 168 |
| 2023 | 371 |
| 2024 | 88 |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2026 | 63 |
Among the 331 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 9,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.