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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

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2015 Tesla Model S Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 67% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

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.

Reported at 33,033 miles, July 2019 CrashInjury

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.

Reported at 55,000 miles, March 2021

Other problems reported for the 2015 Tesla Model S

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Body & structure problems across all Tesla models