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2018 Tesla Model 3 electrical system problems

169 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2018 Tesla Model 3, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
169 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
25,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2018 Tesla Model 3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 25,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 25,000 miles
Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 84% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles14
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 43 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 84% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Several ongoing issues with touch screen failure (black outs) malfunction, has been repaired more than 3 times continues to be issue * ongoing accelerometer malfunction * all of sudden receive error message stability control disabled * --regenerative braking disabled * --automatic emergency braking is disable * ongoing phone key and connection issues, antenna issues, unable to connect to bluetooth.

Reported at 24,500 miles, May 2020 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2018 Tesla Model 3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V00D000 (Electrical System, Visibility, Back Over Prevention), 23V838000 (Electrical System), and 24V051000 (Electrical System); however, the dealer stated that to perform the upgrades, the contact needed to purchase a new computer before the software could be updated. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that it would be necessary to complete the updates.

Reported at 130,000 miles, December 2020

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Electrical system problems in other years

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