2025 Tesla Model 3 owner complaints
Most named: forward collision avoidance
30 of 117 complaints
- Crashes
- 25
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 9
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2025 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Other or not specified | 36 | 31% |
| Forward collision avoidance | 30 | 26% |
| Steering | 25 | 21% |
| Electrical system | 20 | 17% |
| Lane departure | 18 | 15% |
| Speed control | 14 | 12% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2025
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Tesla Model Y | 101 |
| Hyundai Ioniq 6 | 35 |
| Tesla Model X | 15 |
| Tesla Model S | 6 |
| Audi A3 | 6 |
| Subaru WRX | 2 |
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