2020 Tesla Model S owner complaints
Most named: forward collision avoidance
23 of 80 complaints
- Crashes
- 16
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2020 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Forward collision avoidance | 23 | 29% |
| Suspension | 14 | 18% |
| Other or not specified | 14 | 18% |
| Steering | 10 | 13% |
| Speed control | 8 | 10% |
| Electrical system | 7 | 9% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2020
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model 3 | 451 |
| Tesla Model Y | 280 |
| Audi A6 Allroad | 8 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLS | 6 |
| Maserati Ghibli | 5 |
| Genesis G90 | 3 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ