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2015 Tesla Model S engine problems

17 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2015 Tesla Model S, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
17 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
94,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2015 Tesla Model S Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 94,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 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: 94,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 17% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Driving down the freeway at maximum speed limit (65) needed to remove wallet from back pocket. Unbuckled seat belt why still moving at maximum speed limit. Upon unbuckling seat belt engine immediate shut off and vehicle came to involuntary stop within approximately 5 seconds. Fortunately, the vehicle following was alert and stopped in time to avoid serious rear end accident. Very concerning if this occurs and owners are not notified of the danger we experienced.

Reported at 5,000 miles, October 2016

With the recent news on NHTSA investigating tesla model s touchscreen unit problems, I like to add my experience for the record: on 01/31/20, my computer screen died which limited the car's functionality (e.g. No HVAC, radio, bluetooth, etc). On 02/06/20, tesla came out to inspect my car, and verified I needed to replace the computer. The technician admitted how bad the problem was for productions with mcu v1 computers. But before the technician left, he performed a battery disconnect which made it worse.

Reported at 117,826 miles, January 2020

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