Tesla Model S by model year

5,332 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Tesla Model S across 15 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Tesla Model S

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2012	89
2013	679
2014	547
2015	1,058
2016	1,033
2017	685
2018	292
2019	73
2020	123
2021	284
2022	205
2023	168
2024	78
2025	7
2026	11

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2026	11			110 to 124
2025	7		2	124
2024	78	Lane departure (41%)	6	122
2023	168	Forward collision avoidance (16%)	13	120
2022	205	Forward collision avoidance (22%)	20	120
2021	284	Forward collision avoidance (22%)	23	120
2020	123	Forward collision avoidance (25%)	11	109 to 111
2019	73	Forward collision avoidance (21%)	10	98 to 111
2018	292	Forward collision avoidance (24%)	11	98 to 103
2017	685	Electrical system (17%)	9	95 to 104
2016	1,033	Suspension (20%)	10	93 to 104
2015	1,058	Electrical system (25%)	9	93 to 101
2014	547	Electrical system (24%)	9		5 stars
2013	679	Electrical system (29%)	11		5 stars
2012	89	Electrical system (42%)	8	89