2017 Tesla Model 3 problems
Owners have filed 57 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Tesla Model 3. Forward collision avoidance is the most reported problem area, at 18% of complaints. After that come air bags (12%) and seat belts (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 57 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Forward collision avoidance 18% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Tesla Model 3 with enough data (25 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 16 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tesla vehicles have driver profiles to adjust seats automatically when a driver taps the brake pedal after entering the vehicle. A recent software update 2021.44.25.2 took away any on-screen indication of what profile the car is trying to set the seats to. There is no longer an on-screen STOP button, nor does a menu pop up giving a driver a chance to select a different profile.
The Autopilot system on my vehicle malfunctioned, leading to the vehicle colliding into a stationary road barrier at highway speeds. The vehicle sustained severe damage as a result of the collision and was no longer operable.
This is a complaint about a model 3 with a whompy wheel. [link removed] more importantly it is a complaint about the culture at tesla which allows substandard components to be fitted to all models of teslas and the company's refusal to comply with normal standards of quality control. This is yet another example. The back wheel has gone whompy because a suspension component snapped. The car continued to drive until the tire was completely worn through.