Model overview
Tesla Model 3: complaints by model year
Compare the federal record across Model 3 model years. Raw complaint totals are useful context, but they are not adjusted for sales, mileage, or time on the road.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Severity | Crash | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017Fewest reports | 25 | 15 | 16 | Not rated | Fewest reports |
| 2025Still new | 108 | 3 | 38 | Not rated | Still new |
| 2024Still new | 199 | 4 | 28 | Not rated | Still new |
| 2023 | 411 | 11 | 46 | ||
| 2020 | 432 | 20 | 34 | ||
| 2019 | 592 | 21 | 26 | ||
| 2021 | 647 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 2022 | 748 | 17 | 20 | ||
| 2018Most reports | 981 | 18 | 21 | Most reports |
Ranked by total NHTSA complaints per model year (not adjusted for units sold). A zero means no owner reports in the current NHTSA data, not that the car is problem-free. "Severity" is a harm-weighted index of those complaints — higher means a greater share involved crashes, fires or injuries. Complaint-volume percentiles vs. segment peers are computed separately and appear on each year's page. Complaints pile up over a car's life, so the last few model years look quiet mostly because they have had less road time — we mark them "still new" rather than treating them as lower-complaint standouts.