2015 Tesla Model S body & structure problems
Owners reported body & structure problems in 31 complaints for the 2015 Tesla Model S, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
My tersla experienced a sudden acceleration event on july 31, 2019. It was being parked in a target parking lot about to be put in park when it suddenly experienced a full acceleration. It jumped over a 6 to 8 foot wide concrete meridian, took out a bush and hit a parked pick-up, moving it about 15 feet and totaling the truck. The car had almost $40,000 in damage and the driver was injured.
Door handles that present themselves when you approach vehicle consistently break and prevent the ability to open the vehicle from the outside. This also results in inability to open the door completely when child lock is in place. Although broken door handles can happen these break every year or two. It's a real safety issue for when you have kids strapped to car seats in the even of an emergency.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Tesla Model S
- Electrical system 268 complaints
- Suspension 150 complaints
- Steering 51 complaints
- Lighting 46 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 45 complaints
- Cruise control 40 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 39 complaints
- Fuel system 32 complaints