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2018 Tesla Model 3 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

61 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2018 Tesla Model 3, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
61 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
30,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2018 Tesla Model 3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 30,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 30,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 94% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

The visibility in the side and rear view mirrors is very limited. The visual indicator for the turn signals is hard to hear and view in the central console, which is also causing distraction for the driver and taking away his attention from the road. There is also no warning indicator for the blind spots during lane changes and the console show only cars in front, but not on the side blind spots.

Reported at 50 miles, September 2018

When wipers are set to 'auto' mode, they are far too slow to react. Do to the manual mode requiring the touch screen to change, a novice to the system would have a very hard time changing to the wipers to work much faster. This would cause a very unsafe and hazards condition. As it is now, I do not feel safe letting anyone else drive this car in the rain.

Reported at 567 miles, January 2019

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