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2019 Tesla Model 3 wipers, windshield & visibility problems

35 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2019 Tesla Model 3, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
35 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
14,000 miles 10 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, 2019 Tesla Model 3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 14,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 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: 14,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 90% 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
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 10 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

I am female safe driver with clean driving records, my tesla was third car stopped at traffic light on dec 19th in the city street, and all of sudden, I strongly believe that it triggered unintended spontaneous acceleration that resulted in accident with two cars ahead of me, damaged all 3 vehicles including mine, I pushed the brake immediately & parked before all airbags in my car deployed.

Reported at 4,361 miles, December 2019 Crash

Rear windshield gets distorted every time the defrost is turned on. Tesla has seen and noted the defect, stated this is normal on all tesla model 3 vehicles, and will not fix the problem. It is not normal as no other car I've ever driven in has this kind of distortion when using the defrost. I believe this should be registered as a safety recall asap.

Reported at 9,000 miles, September 2019

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