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Best and worst years for the Tesla Model 3

Of the 10 model years of the Tesla Model 3 with enough data to compare, the 2022 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (1,518), and the 2017 has the fewest (25).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Tesla Model 3 0 1,000 2,000 2017: 25 25 '17 2018: 1,176 '18 2019: 908 '19 2020: 716 '20 2021: 1,257 1,257 '21 2022: 1,518 1,518 '22 2023: 749 '23 2024: 349 '24 2025: 219 '25 2026: 47 47 '26
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Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
201725
20181,176
2019908
2020716
20211,257
20221,518
2023749
2024349
2025219
202647

What stands out

The 2022 stands out, with about 2.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2018, 2021.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2022 and 2021. Or the years with the fewest: 2017 and 2026.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20264747
2025219219
2024349349
2023749749
20221,5181,518
20211,2571,257
2020716774
20199081,075
20181,1761,734
20172557