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2016 Tesla Model S cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 81 complaints for the 2016 Tesla Model S, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
81 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
5,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
35 and 1
Injuries and deaths
37 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2016 Tesla Model S Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 5,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 38 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 8 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 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: 5,000 miles
Based on 56 complaints that include mileage. 89% 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 miles38
20k to 40k miles8
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 56 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 5,000 miles, and 89% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 35 crashes, 1 fire, 37 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

Update to the indianapolis crash that killed two people. This report claims that both occupants were intoxicated. [link removed] however, this other report suggests that tests on badly burned victims may be unreliable. [link removed] not withstanding these reports the photographs published here [link removed] show that the tesla has completely disintegrated and that all of the wheels have snapped off with some of the wheels showing signs of damage whilst rotating.

Reported at 5,000 miles, November 2016 CrashFireDeath

While test driving a model s at a tesla store, sales rep told me to remove my hands from the steering wheel while on auto pilot. Car suddenly swerved to the right at highway speeds causing the car to leave the regular lane I was traveling in. The tesla rep instructed me that I did not have to keep my hands on the wheel which left me unprepared for the sudden swerve. Name/address are left this complaint off due to concern about the retaliatory nature of the tesla ceo.

Reported at 200 miles, June 2016

Other problems reported for the 2016 Tesla Model S

Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Tesla models