NHTSA Safety Recalls
Tesla Recalls
Tesla has 227 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 6 models and 2008–2025 model years. The model with the most is the Model 3, with 135.
Owners have filed 5,862 complaints with NHTSA about the Tesla model years listed here; the most, 1,033, concern the 2018 Model 3.
2 Tesla models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 1 of them has at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about Tesla vehicles most often name the forward collision avoidance (at least 1,937), then the electrical system (963).
The Tesla model with the most owner complaints is the Model 3: 4,224 across 8 model years listed here.
The newest Tesla recall here, 26V507000, was reported on August 4, 2026 and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights.
Tesla recalls most often concern the electrical system: software (28 model-year listings), then the electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software (20).
- Models
- 6
- Recall listings
- 227
- Model years
- 2008–2025
- Pages on file
- 17
campaign × model year
year + model
Tesla models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | 135 | 2017–2024(8) |
| Tesla Model S | 52 | 2012–2021(4) |
| Tesla Model Y | 27 | 2020–2025(2) |
| Tesla Cybertruck | 11 | 2024–2024(1) |
| Tesla Roadster | 1 | 2008–2008(1) |
| Tesla Roadster2 | 1 | 2010–2010(1) |
What gets recalled most on Tesla vehicles
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE28
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE20
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL18
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE12
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES12
- TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS11
- STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING9
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH8
- VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS8
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT8
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS8
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA7
Tesla years to avoid, by model
- Tesla Model 3no year stands out
- Tesla Model S2016
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted