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2019 Tesla Model 3 electrical system problems

92 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2019 Tesla Model 3, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
92 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
14,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 14,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 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: 14,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 79% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles18
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 29 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 fires, 1 death.

What owners wrote

The driver was involved in a fatal accident in which the auto-pilot and/or lane-assist features failed, causing the vehicle to travel out of its lane and into oncoming traffic while traveling west on osceola polk line road east of sullivan road in florida. The tesla then collided with a vehicle in oncoming traffic, killing the driver of the tesla. Florida highway patrol and osceola county firerescue investigated.

September 2019 CrashDeath

The contact owns a 2019 Tesla Model 3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V00D000 (Electrical System, Visibility, Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light, the rearview camera was inoperable.

Reported at 15,000 miles, September 2021

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Electrical system problems in other years

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