Complaint volume
741 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2022 Tesla Model 3 Complaints
741 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2022 Tesla Model 3, grouped by component category.
741 Total complaints
51 Crash reports
3 Fire reports
26 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are forward collision avoidance, vehicle speed control,forward collision avoidance, service brakes,forward collision avoidance. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 51 crash reports, 3 fire reports, 26 injury reports, and 1 fatality report. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 55 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 13,827 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to forward collision avoidance, vehicle speed control,forward collision avoidance, service brakes,forward collision avoidance?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2022 Tesla Model 3?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2022 Tesla Model 3
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How severe are the 2022 Tesla Model 3 complaints?
51 Crash
3 Fire
26 Injury
1 Fatality
32 Towed
21 Medical attention
What are the most common 2022 Tesla Model 3 complaint categories?
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 261
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 75
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 72
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 48
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 34
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 14
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 14
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE,LANE DEPARTURE 12
SERVICE BRAKES 11
741 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2023 | STEERING | Over the past few days, I have had multiple instances where the steering on the Tesla gives out and starts to wobble and then starts acting normal again. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Aug 2023 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The airbags of the vehicle did not inflate when the car was hit by a concrete stone when the car was running at 70 miles per hour on a freeway. The stone came flying on to the windshield and completely smashed the Tesla Model 3 windshield and created a hole in the windshield. This is a grave safety failure of the vehicle where the driver or front passenger did not get any protection or safety from the broken glass of the windshield that hit the passenger and the driver when it was hit by the stone. The vehicle should have been equipped with enough failsafe, warnings, protection against windshield glass so that the safety of passengers is not compromised. As a Tesla owner, I feel unsafe to be driving the vehicle any more and would expect the company to take urgent action on this dangerous and unsafe vehicle that could potentially lead to more injuries and trauma for Tesla owners driving on the roads. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 1 Medical attention | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the “Full Self-Driving Beta” allowed the vehicle to drive unsafe. The contact stated that while in the left lane going straight through an intersection, while in a turn only lane, the vehicle inadvertently launched 45 degrees into the right lane and almost caused an accident. No warning lights were illuminated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and performed an Over the Air (OTA) software update; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle had performed as designed. The contact stated that he disengaged the Full Self-Driving Beta. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 31,945. | Crash: No Fire: No | 31,945 |
| Jul 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My tesla Model 3 has Full Self Driving software with FSD Beta testing enabled. Tesla refuses to update my old, outdated, obsolete, less safe software to newer, safer software. My car makes dangerous decisions, incorrect lane choices, random, sudden lane changes, will run stop signs and an occasional red light. The problem is tesla charges their customers full retail price, but doesn’t actually give us the new software they offer to us. They give new software only to a few select customers and the majority of their customers receive only old, dangerous software. I believe they do this only for compliance reasons and have no intention to give everyone the newer, safer software. My car has become very dangerous and the “Full Self Driving” is basically useless at this point. FSD version 11.3.6 is too dangerous to use on public roads. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The car was parked and the. windshield spontaneously cracked, involving approximately half of the length of the windshield | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving on freeway with adaptive cruise control engaged, the vehicle suddenly slammed on the brakes with the wheels initially locking up (there was an audible screech from the tires). There was no traffic obstacle that would have suggested that there was a reason to do this. It was daytime and the weather was clear. I was able to immediately take control of the car and re-accelerate to prevent vehicles behind me from rear-ending me. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced phantom braking. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 400. | Crash: No Fire: No | 400 |
| Jul 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The issue is not from my car, but someone that has the same vehicle as I. I was reading online that the acceleration pedal is made of some Sort of Plastic and the owners pedal snapped. I'll attach the link. When I inspected mine, I was amazed that indeed it feels plastic, at this time it's not broken but I'm concerned for the years to come, is it safe and was this made to cut corners? I drive my vehicle a lot and would hate for anything like this to happen, it seems dangerous. I'm sure a lot of people are going to start contacting you guys due to this. Here is the link https://www.reddit.com/r/TeslaModel3/comments/1541yl2/i_dont_think_i_pressed_it_that_hard/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1 | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving my 2022 Tesla Model 3 Long Range. This car does NOT have Autopilot (because we do not trust that technology). We were traveling eastbound on I-8 just east of Exit 61 from San Diego to Arizona on Sunday July 16 at about 2:30pm. The weather conditions were not an issue; it was sunny and warm. I was in the left lane doing 77mph with the Cruise Control on. I had passed a vehicle in the right lane and it was now maybe 500 feet behind us, still in the right lane. Suddenly, the Tesla Model 3 braked hard for no reason. The car braked so hard that the tires were starting to squeal. We were well inside the lane (had not drifted to either side). There were no obstacles in front of us. There was no discoloration on the highway from any repair or car fire. The road was completely visible. The car's speed had dropped from 77mph to about 57mph before I could press on the gas to resume normal driving. Had there been a car behind us, it's possible we could've been hit from behind. The car in the right lane did wind up passing us and I'm pretty sure they thought our driving was dangerous -- borderline insane. There were no warning sounds, no alerts on the monitor. It was completely random, completely sudden and completely dangerous. The car did this 2 more times before I disengaged the cruise control for the rest of the trip. I do not have a dashcam recording of this incident, but I do have one of a similar behavior from the car a few days earlier on July 13. It's hard to tell from the video exactly where it happens. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While using cruise control on an interstate road trip, the emergency braking system repeatedly caused the vehicle to slow excessively to where I was almost rear ended. This occurred approximately 15 times over a period of 3 hours. While traveling at 75 mph, the vehicle almost came to a complete stop on the interstate and almost caused accidents. There was no object in front of me or vehicle that should have caused the braking system to engage. Tesla owners call this “phantom braking” and after experiencing it so many times while on my road trip, I believe this is a very serious issue that needs to be investigated further. I do not feel safe using the cruise control any longer because of this issue. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | So here goes my story back in may I bought Tesla model 3 2022 46k from hertz clean title however, in the history, it showed a prior accident Long story short one day I was charging at Tesla supercharger I drive home the car did update and after that it wouldn’t charge or going in to drive so of course the car has warranty. I sent it to Tesla service first time. Coral cables The response was oh this car had an accident we can’t touch it the second service center after a week of diagnostic and charging me $590 for no help at all and the response to my issue first was because of the accident but when I was able to prove that the car was driving when I bought it and nothing wrong, they blamed it on the supercharger tesla supercharger that it overheated the batteries and now the motor and the high voltage battery needs to be replaced at my own expense, at no time the car told me pull over it could’ve caught on fire ,no warranty at all when I asked service why I didn’t see that me charging the car is overheating the batteries he said it’s internal warning messages this is at Miami Gardens service center Now I have been experiencing and Tesla‘s and how to do service and how they work and I’m pretty sure I can see that they are clearly I don’t want to say a lying , but they are not honoring their own warranty and they just want to blame it on me now keep in mind that I’ll myself. I am a read. The reason there is at least 20 or 30 people driving a Tesla right now. I was the first person in my own community. I was the first person in my office and everybody when they saw that car with me and how I love it, they decided to buy it but when I needed help, unfortunately Tesla was not there for me I have proof that the Pyro fuse is working condition not like it what is states in the estimate and also the rear inverter is in working condition | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The Tesla in vehicle navigation notified to turn the incorrect direction on to Canal Rd NW Washington, DC 20057 during one-way operation of the reversable parkway. The turn was notified from Clark Pl NW where there was no visual notification of the traffic being one-way. This culminated in a near head on collision in a 40 mph zone. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Can not use cruise control on my Tesla model three 2022 because a phantom breaking | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | During high speed vehicle would do sudden brake with no visible obstacles or cars ahead of vehicle | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This incident happened as a result of the Smart Auto Summon feature failed in Tesla. I paid so much for the technology to work but it failed multiple times which is acceptable as I know the FSD and Auto Summon is in beta program but they way this incident happened, it definitely has to do something with either their Camer system, sensor or may be the hardware needs to be upgraded. Imagine if it had hit to some person. I activated the Auto Summon feature to call my Tesla in a parking lot. Regrettably, during the maneuver, my vehicle collided with a pole, damaging the car. It was a big pole. I have all the videos, and if needed, i can provide you with more details here ( Videos and Witnesses) . I have reached out to Tesla but looks like they are not even bothered about this incident and don't want to do anything and blame myself for this incident. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My car was set on navigate on autopilot, and normally it decreases speed when detecting change in speed limit. But for last couple of times, it's been not decreasing speed. On july 4th, 2023, I was driving and it did not change the speed limit based on the changes on the road. The speed limit had changed from 60 to 55, and it didn't change in the car. Also, Tesla just abruptly slowed down multiple times without any warning. There's no obstruction in the road, but it just keeps slowing down without a reason. Like the speed limit would be 45, and it's slowed down to 20. The car ahead is faster, and no one is walking across. it's just random. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | We drove from Colorado to Minnesota and the car would phantom break while using cruise control. This happened about a dozen times during the trip. It would happen on an open road with no cars around. Very dangerous. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware of an excessive amount of fluid underneath the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle started to overheat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the HVAC system had caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 52,000 |
| Jul 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Phantom braking of vehicle consistently around: 1. Emergency vehicles when driving in lane next to emergency vehicles flashing light. 2. Digital maintenance signs set and flashing messages on side of road. (Consistently when I pass a particular sign on a particular highway). | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | As I was driving the car today, I had a car ahead of me at a full stop, so in order to slow down the car I lifted my foot off the acceleration pedal. However, instead of slowing down it sped up. My car has regenerative breaking (and it was turn on) which usually applies break when the pressure is lifted from acceleration pedal. However in this instant my car started speeding up. I then applied pressure on breaks, however it didn’t work. Fortunately the car ahead of me moved ahead and an accident was averted. My break and accelerator started working as expected moments later. But this can cause accident anytime. I have booked service request with Tesla. Also note that the car was not on Autopilot. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The car, on 6 occasions, rapidly decelerated while using the Autopilot feature when no obstruction was present. This was on the freeway, on a sunny afternoon, and seemed to occur at random without regard to overpass shadows, hills, etc. This nearly caused a collision from a car following me on one of the occasions. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2022 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently turned to the right and then to the left. As a result, the contact stated that he momentarily lost control of the vehicle and collided with a barrier wall before careening to the right again into traffic. The air bags did not deploy. No warning lights were displayed on the instrument panel. A police report was not filed. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, and the failure has yet to be diagnosed. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 27,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 27,000 |
| Jun 2023 | LANE DEPARTURE | Vehicle was being moved across the parking lot in Summon mode. It crossed a parking aisle and went into the next aisle, striking a parked vehicle with a passenger inside. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | This was a case of phantom braking. While on the freeway with the cruise control set to 80 mph the car suddenly and unexpectedly slammed on the brakes. I had to step on the throttle to make the car stop braking. We were nearly rear ended by the car behind us. You can definitely come and inspect the car. I have not taken the vehicle to Tesla for inspection. No accident resulted from this incident, however it was definitely a very close call. There wasn’t a vehicle in sight ahead of us for at least a half mile. The car had no reason to slow down the way it did. I use Autopilot on my Tesla all the time. This is the first time I’ve experienced this behavior. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving on Interstate 25 north towards Santa Fe NM at about 75mph with the cruise control engaged. The car abruptly slowed down to about 60 mph for no apparent reason. The slow down was so quick that passengers were pushed forward in their seats. This has happened before when cruise control was engaged. I had hoped that this was resolved by Tesla. There was not any vehicles in front of me for the car to believe a slowdown was necessary. I reported this to Tesla for repair and they replied that a repair was not necessary. They gave me instructions to override the action by pressing the acceleration pedal. I don't believe that is the solution to the problem and fear that if another car was following to close behind me that an accident could have happened. This car was purchased with cruise control but I cannot utilize it for fear of this braking problem | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |