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Tesla Model S Recalls & Problems by Year

Tesla Model S safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 15 model years. The 2015 model has the most complaints (669).

Owner complaints by model year
05001,0002012 Tesla Model S: 61 complaints20122013 Tesla Model S: 461 complaints2014 Tesla Model S: 367 complaints20142015 Tesla Model S: 669 complaints6692016 Tesla Model S: 650 complaints20162017 Tesla Model S: 431 complaints2018 Tesla Model S: 170 complaints20182019 Tesla Model S: 44 complaints2020 Tesla Model S: 80 complaints20202021 Tesla Model S: 179 complaints2022 Tesla Model S: 140 complaints20222023 Tesla Model S: 115 complaints2024 Tesla Model S: 38 complaints20242025 Tesla Model S: 6 complaints2026 Tesla Model S: 8 complaints2026
Recalls by model year
012252012 Tesla Model S: 8 recalls20122013 Tesla Model S: 11 recalls2014 Tesla Model S: 9 recalls20142015 Tesla Model S: 9 recalls2016 Tesla Model S: 10 recalls20162017 Tesla Model S: 9 recalls2018 Tesla Model S: 11 recalls20182019 Tesla Model S: 10 recalls2020 Tesla Model S: 11 recalls20202021 Tesla Model S: 23 recalls2022 Tesla Model S: 20 recalls20222023 Tesla Model S: 13 recalls2024 Tesla Model S: 6 recalls20242025 Tesla Model S: 2 recalls2026 Tesla Model S: 0 recalls2026

The red bar marks the 2015 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2026 Tesla Model S081n/a
2025 Tesla Model S260n/a
2024 Tesla Model S6382n/a
2023 Tesla Model S131158n/a
2022 Tesla Model S201403n/a
2021 Tesla Model S2317913n/a
2020 Tesla Model S118016n/a
2019 Tesla Model S10444n/a
2018 Tesla Model S1117036n/a
2017 Tesla Model S943155n/a
2016 Tesla Model S1065092n/a
2015 Tesla Model S966970n/a
2014 Tesla Model S936752n/a
2013 Tesla Model S1146141n/a
2012 Tesla Model S8614n/a
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