2016 Tesla Model S suspension problems
211 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2016 Tesla Model S, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 211 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 149 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 8
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 84 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 149 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles, and 87% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 35 crashes, 8 fires, 23 injuries, 8 deaths.
What owners wrote
There has been a fatal tesla crash in indiana. Crash site photographs show that the rear wheel has skewed over in the wheel well but there is no damage to the rear of the car which could have cause that to happen. The car was repaired by tesla a few months ago after it suffered undercarriage damage after hitting a pothole there is a clear pattern of weakness in the suspension components. It is highly probable that this crash was caused by a suspension failure.
Here is a report of a tesla crash in austria: [link removed] **the 19-year-old driver from innsbruck was traveling towards bludenz towards 1 pm. Because of a construction site in the local area, the two-lane expressway from landeck west to the shortly before the pianner / quatratscher tunnel is LED in the fast lane and then diverted to the normal track before the tunnel.
Other problems reported for the 2016 Tesla Model S
- Electrical system 150 complaints
- Steering 87 complaints
- Cruise control 81 complaints
- Brakes 56 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 50 complaints
- Lighting 49 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 39 complaints
- Body & structure 30 complaints