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What 237 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Tesla Model X P90d

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (237)Crash / fire / injury (25)Electrical system (68)Suspension (57)Steering (36)Driver assistance (24)Speed control (13)Backup camera & sensors (12)Brakes (12)Lane Departure (12)Visibility & wipers (11)Lights (10)

1 of 237 complaints match · Backup camera & sensors · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Mar 22, 2019Backup camera & sensorsCrash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TESLA MODEL X. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BACKUP CAMERA MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BACK INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE IMAGE DISPLAYED ON THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS A PREVIOUS IMAGE RATHER THAN A LIVE IMAGE AND DID NOT DISPLAY WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BEHIND THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ODI 11190888

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Tesla Model X P90d verdict →