2022 Tesla Model X problems
NHTSA has received 211 complaints about the 2022 Tesla Model X, and 21% of them involve steering. Next are forward collision avoidance (12%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 211 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 24 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 9 model years of the Tesla Model X with enough data (211 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 22 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
at night, vehicle incorrectly identified a dog running alongside the vehicle as a human and engaged the automatic breaks causing 5 occupants to suffer minor injuries including whip lash. One occupant was a baby in a car seat. two weeks later also at night, the same event occurred. tesla has refused to provide a means to permanently disable the automatic breaking feature when a human is in control.
Bran new Tesla Model X 2022 model went up in flames in my garage on it is own, burning my garage, and destroying my other tesla. the car melted completely and Tesla Warranty is no where to be found, they are not even talking to me after 8 weeks of the incident and as of this date filing this complaint. The Car was purchased directly from Tesla, Brand New, owned it less than 14 months and had less than 30,000 miles on it.
The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model X. The contact stated that the car seat sensor was not functioning properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The contact was informed that the vehicle failed to detect aftermarket car seats. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 9,000.
The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model X. The contact stated while his wife was driving 25 MPH, the passenger’s side rear-view mirror exploded. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that his wife parked and inspected the vehicle and confirmed that the side-view mirror had exploded. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 16,035.