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What 129 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Tesla Model S 60d

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 (129)Crash / fire / injury (32)Electrical system (32)Driver assistance (23)Speed control (20)Suspension (20)Brakes (11)Steering (10)Body & structure (8)Lane Departure (8)Lights (7)Latches & locks (5)

1 of 129 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Feb 6, 2020Body & structureSpeed controlCrash

I WAS USING THE AUTOSUMMON ON MY TESLA. I HAD USED THE CAR TO PARK ITSELF SO FIGURED THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE TO TRY. CAR WAS CLOSE TO A WALL. CAR IMMEDIATELY MOVED FORWARD AND HIT THE WALL. THERE WAS NO TIME TO STOP IT AS IT TURNED IMMEDIATELY.

NHTSA ODI 11307454

Working with the data? Download all 129 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 22, 2026

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 2018 Tesla Model S 60d verdict →