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2015 Tesla Model S fuel system problems

32 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2015 Tesla Model S, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
32 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
48,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2015 Tesla Model S Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 48,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 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: 48,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 65% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 65% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires.

What owners wrote

Here is a tesla in the junkyard: [link removed] it has been involved in a fire. The aluminium bodywork has been melted and burned away. The battery pack appears to have been the source of the fire. The air-bags have not been deployed and there is no sign of collision damage. The investigation into tesla fires was cancelled after tesla fitted a lightweight titanium battery shield and released some very poor quality videos demonstrating the invincibility of the battery shield.

Reported at 23,000 miles, October 2017 Fire

My mcu has crashed several times over the last 8 weeks. First time was when the mobile service was coming out to code a replacement key. The software they sent appeared to crash the mcu the first time. It would work for a week at a time, then several days now it's permanently off. No HVAC control, turn signals, and charging is limited to 8amps on my 30 amp level 2 charger and supercharging is disabled. Car is able to drive, but not far due to the painfully slow charge.

Reported at 82,000 miles, July 2020

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