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2016 Tesla Model X body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 57 complaints for the 2016 Tesla Model X, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
57 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
8,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
14 and 1
Injuries and deaths
9 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2016 Tesla Model X Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 8,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 18 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 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: 8,000 miles
Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 87% 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 miles18
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 30 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 8,000 miles, and 87% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 14 crashes, 1 fire, 9 injuries.

What owners wrote

Here is a report of a tesla model x crash in china. [link removed] (google will translate) the owner reports that the car suddenly slammed into the concrete centre divider, spun 180 degrees and collided with another car. The drivers airbag failed to deploy resulting in very serious injuries. The rear seat occupants were unable to open the falcon doors. The emergency door release is not obvious to occupants and requires them to reach up behind the speaker grill to find the pull.

Reported at 5,000 miles, February 2017 CrashFireInjury

The car was on autopilot. My model x autopilot ran over a recliner at 60m/h that was in the middle of the highway. It was around 6 pm, weather was nice and clear. I tried to avoid it by moving to right lane but it hit the driver side of the front of car causing minor damages to car. I tried to reach out to tesla customer service but they told me [4 or 5 times] that someone will contact me and no one ever did.

Reported at 3,000 miles, October 2016 Crash

Other problems reported for the 2016 Tesla Model X

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