2017 Tesla Model S suspension problems
107 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2017 Tesla Model S, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 107 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 63 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 36 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 63 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 89% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 14 crashes, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Here is a tesla in the junkyard: [link removed] the car has been in a rollover accident and is severely damaged. It has bio-hazard stickers which means that occupants have been injured. The car is badly damaged and I have no knowledge of the circumstances of the crash. However, given the many other cases of suspension failures in the teslas it is a least a possibility that a suspension failure did cause a loss of control of the vehicle. The back lh wheel is slanted over at an angle.
Backing into a parking spot the driver side front fore link failed while turning the steering wheel. This damaged the wheel, tire and wheel well.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Tesla Model S
- Electrical system 115 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 89 complaints
- Steering 49 complaints
- Cruise control 35 complaints
- Lane departure 28 complaints
- Lighting 28 complaints
- Brakes 26 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 25 complaints