2019 Tesla Model 3 forward collision avoidance problems
Owners reported forward collision avoidance problems in 231 complaints for the 2019 Tesla Model 3, 21% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 231 22% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When forward collision avoidance problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 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 17 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 17 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.
When I'm driving on an interstate highway with hot lane to the left of my direction of travel, the car erroneously senses the speed limit as 65 MPH (the speed limit for the adjacent hot lane) rather than the actual speed limit of 55 MPH in my lane. The result is that when I am using the adaptive cruise control in the situation described, the car suddenly and without warning accelerates by at least 10 MPH over the posted speed limit. This has happened repeatedly and makes use of the adaptive cruise unsafe.
Other problems reported for the 2019 Tesla Model 3
- Electrical system 92 complaints
- Lane departure 90 complaints
- Air bags 89 complaints
- Suspension 83 complaints
- Cruise control 71 complaints
- Brakes 63 complaints
- Seat belts 57 complaints
- Steering 55 complaints
Forward collision avoidance problems in other years
Forward collision avoidance problems across all Tesla models