Tesla — Reliability & Problems

6 models, 42 model years covered with NHTSA complaint data.

Tesla Models — Average Complaints per Year

Source: NHTSABestCarRank

9 yearsavg 816/yr7,342 total

Best: 2017 (55 complaints)Worst: 2018 (1649 complaints)Years to avoid →

2025187 2024302 2023713 20221466 20211205 2020739 20191026 20181649 201755

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6 yearsavg 1091/yr6,548 total

Best: 2025 (176 complaints)Worst: 2021 (1934 complaints)Years to avoid →

2025176 2024539 20231896 20221520 20211934 2020483

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14 yearsavg 374/yr5,232 total

Best: 2025 (7 complaints)Worst: 2015 (1053 complaints)Years to avoid →

20257 202478 2023158 2022192 2021276 2020123 201969 2018288 2017668 20161012 20151053 2014545 2013674 201289

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10 yearsavg 235/yr2,354 total

Best: 2025 (17 complaints)Worst: 2016 (681 complaints)Years to avoid →

202517 202441 2023261 2022199 202159 2020210 2019169 2018299 2017418 2016681

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Tesla CYBERTRUCK

2 yearsavg 137/yr273 total

Best: 2025 (30 complaints)Worst: 2024 (243 complaints)Years to avoid →

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1 yearsavg 6/yr6 total

Best: 2024 (6 complaints)Worst: 2024 (6 complaints)Years to avoid →

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