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Tesla Model 3 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 34 recall campaigns for the Tesla Model 3, across 8 model years from 2017 to 2024. The 2021 has the most (22); the fewest among years with a recall is 2024 (5).

No Tesla Model 3 model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2021, is at 1.8×.

Model years
8

2017–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
34
Most recalls
2021

22 recalls

Owner complaints
4,375

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 4,375 complaints with NHTSA about the Tesla Model 3 across 10 model years; the most, 1,033, concern the 2018.

Owners marked a crash on 455 of the Tesla Model 3 complaints (10%) and a fire on 22.

Across all Tesla Model 3 model years, owners name the forward collision avoidance most often (at least 1,747 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (538).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Tesla Model 3 in 2022: 1,303, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Tesla Model 3 is electrical system: software, in 20 model-year listings.

The newest Tesla Model 3 recall, 26V507000, was reported on August 4, 2026 and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights.

Tesla Model 3 years to avoid

The best-measured Tesla Model 3 years are 2018 (0.7×), 2019 (0.9×) and 2020 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Tesla Model 3, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026029—not ranked
20250122—not ranked
20245221—not ranked
202312428—not ranked
202218771727
1.8×
202122672578
1.8×
202021452280
1.0×
201922620299
0.9×
2018191,033228
0.7×
201716270not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Tesla Model 3 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Tesla Model 3

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE20
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE13
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL12
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS8
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS7
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES7
  • STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING7
  • VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS6
  • SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE6
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION5

Tesla Model 3 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Tesla Model 3 recall campaign (34)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Tesla Model 3, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V507000August 4, 2026exterior lighting: headlights2017–2023crash20,349
26V445000July 7, 2026structure: body: bumpers2024crash and injury15
26V283000May 4, 2026back over prevention: software2017, 2021–2023crash218,868
25V092000February 14, 2025steering: electric power assist system2023crash376,241
25V002000January 6, 2025back over prevention: software2024crash239,382
24V935000December 17, 2024tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2017–2024crash696,281
24V554000July 24, 2024latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2021–2024crash1,849,638
24V376000May 28, 2024seat belts: front: warning light/devices2017–2023crash and injury125,233
24V284000April 19, 2024air bags: side/window: thorax2024crash and injury1
24V153000February 27, 2024forward collision avoidance: warnings: external/pedestrian alert2018–2022crash6,557
24V051000January 30, 2024electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2017–2023crash2,193,869
23V838000December 12, 2023electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software2017–2023crash2,031,220
23V434000June 19, 2023electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery2023crash and injury26
23V235000March 31, 2023suspension: front2018–2019crash422
23V085000February 15, 2023steering: automated/adaptive steering2017–2023crash362,758
22V844000November 15, 2022exterior lighting: tail lights2023crash321,628
22V798000October 21, 2022seat belts: rear/other: anchorage2017–2022crash and injury24,064
22V702000September 19, 2022visibility: power window devices and controls2017–2022injury1,096,762
22V317000May 9, 2022forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking2021crash7
22V296000May 3, 2022back over prevention: display function2022crash129,960
22V263000April 18, 2022electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2018–2022crash48,184
22V235000April 12, 2022electrical system: software2017–2022crash594,894
22V169000March 18, 2022back over prevention: display function2017–2020crash947
22V063000February 4, 2022electrical system: software2017–2022crash578,607
22V050000February 2, 2022electrical system: software2021–2022crash26,681
22V045000February 1, 2022electrical system: software2017–2022crash and injury817,143
22V037000January 27, 2022electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software2017–2022crash53,822
21V00D000December 21, 2021electrical system: wiring: rear compartment/trunk2017–2020crash356,309
21V846000October 29, 2021forward collision avoidance: sensing system: camera2017–2021crash11,728
21V834000October 25, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain2020–2021, 2023crash and injury3
21V835000October 25, 2021suspension: critical fasteners2019–2021crash2,791
21V387000May 25, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2019–2021crash5,974
21V389000May 25, 2021seat belts2018–2020injury5,530
19V719000October 10, 2019equipment: other: labels2019injury89

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Tesla Model 3. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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