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Tesla body & structure problems

Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 684 complaints involve body & structure. The Model 3 accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 2018 Model 3 with 61 body & structure complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
684 about body & structure, all Tesla models
Most affected
Model 3 25% of these complaints
Typical mileage
17,000 miles 186 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
130 and 13

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Tesla models

ModelComplaintsShare
Model 317025%
Model Y16624%
Model S16023%
Model X14521%
Cybertruck416%
Semi20%

Worst model years for body & structure

  1. 2018 Tesla Model 361 complaints
  2. 2016 Tesla Model X57 complaints
  3. 2024 Tesla Cybertruck37 complaints
  4. 2021 Tesla Model Y34 complaints
  5. 2022 Tesla Model Y33 complaints

Body & structure complaints by model year

Tesla body & structure complaints by model year 0 48 95 2012: 2 '12 2013: 20 '13 2014: 26 '14 2015: 31 '15 2016: 87 '16 2017: 26 '17 2018: 94 '18 2019: 39 '19 2020: 52 '20 2021: 62 '21 2022: 60 '22 2023: 73 '23 2024: 64 '24 2025: 14 '25 2026: 34 '26
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
20122
201320
201426
201531
201687
201726
201894
201939
202052
202162
202260
202373
202464
202514
202634

Among the 186 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.