2019 Tesla Model 3 brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 63 complaints for the 2019 Tesla Model 3, 6% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 12,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 12,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 4 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
On 10/17/2021 my son was killed along with his passenger in this Tesla. The car was thought to be going over 100 miles an hour on a city road Coconut Point Road in Estero Florida. The car was thought to have hit a tree with the rear tire and was sent flying through the air and hit another tree and split in half. My son knew this road well as it was close to his home and drove it on his way home from work. I feel strongly that this was an acceleration issue!! He has driven this car for 2 years, so knew the car well.
The vehicle experiences sudden braking while driving freeway spped around 65 to 70 MPH in the freeway underneath overpass during sunny day using autopilot. Tesla autopilot consider shadow underneath the overpass as stand still vehicle and apply sudden brakes. This can be very dangerous. I have reported this problem 2 times already to tesla support, but, nothing has been done.
Other problems reported for the 2019 Tesla Model 3
- Forward collision avoidance 231 complaints
- Electrical system 92 complaints
- Lane departure 90 complaints
- Air bags 89 complaints
- Suspension 83 complaints
- Cruise control 71 complaints
- Seat belts 57 complaints
- Steering 55 complaints