Problems · NHTSA complaints

2024 Tesla Model S problems

Owners filed 38 complaints about the 2024 Tesla Model S with NHTSA between May 2024 and Apr 2026. The most-cited component is lane departure (19).

Complaints
38
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Lane departure19
  2. Electrical system7
  3. Steering4
  4. Suspension2
  5. Latches/locks/linkages2
  6. Forward collision avoidance2
  7. Visibility/wiper2
  8. Wheels1
  9. Air bags1
  10. Seat belts1
  11. Other / unknown23

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 9, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
View as table
Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
202422
202514
20262

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Lane departure

19 reports
“Sometimes while making ordinary and safe traffic maneuvers the Lane Departure Warning system sometimes emits a very loud, distracting, and startling emergency chime. In particular it does this while turning into parking garages or driveways, which are already high-workload moments with high likelihood of nearby pedestrians and other vulnerable road users.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 16, 2025Steering, Lane departureODI 11687621

Electrical system

7 reports1 crash
“The contact owns a 2024 Tesla Model S. The contact stated that after an update was performed over the air (OTA), the scroll option changed, and the contact was unable to control the speed of the vehicle. There was no longer a maximum speed limit. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 7, 2026Electrical systemODI 11709357

Steering

4 reports1 related recall
“Driving into my garage the vehicle is swerving the wheel and sounding alarms that I am “departing a lane” even though I do not have a lane departure Alerts or assistance enabled. Unlike Tesla response to my reports, this is when I am driving manually auto pilot is not engaged like they keep asserting”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 25, 2024Steering, Lane departureODI 11616484

Suspension

2 reports
“2024 Tesla Model S. Repeated rear tire and rear wheel failures with abnormal wear and possible rear alignment or suspension-related defect. Tesla service history shows repeated rear tire replacements beginning at about 5,165 miles, a later four-wheel alignment, a right rear tire replacement for uneven tire wear under the basic vehicle warranty at about 21,594 miles, a documented bent left rear wheel at about 27,047 miles, a left rear wheel replacement due to crack after a low-pressure/PULL OVER SAFELY alert at about 30,489 miles, and then a right rear tire blowout at about 38,358 miles. In the same March 12, 2026 service record, Tesla also noted inner sidewall damage on the opposite rear tire. Concern is an unresolved recurring rear tire, wheel, alignment, or suspension defect creating blowout risk and unsafe operation. Tesla has replaced tires and wheels but has not identified or corrected the root cause.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 20, 2026Suspension, Wheels, Unknown or otherODI 11732580

Latches/locks/linkages

2 reports1 related recall
“The design of the emergency opening (No power to normal opening system) of the rear passenger doors is flawed, unsafe and should never have been approved for production. This rear door emergency opening requires an occupant to reach below the seat, remove carpet and pull a manual release cable. During a fire with smoke in the passenger compartment, an occupant may not be able to visually locate the release cable, and has a much higher chance of becoming incapacitated and dying from smoke inhalation, as demonstrated in a Tesla Cybertruck accident with multiple smoke inhalation deaths in California Thanksgiving 2024. Another potential scenario is a frontal impact causing a front seat to move rearward, reducing the floorboard space between the front seat and access to the carpet and release cable. This system needs to be redesigned for this vehicle. If I had known about this system prior to purchase, it would have negatively impacted my buying decision.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 3, 2025Latches/locks/linkagesODI 11691293

Forward collision avoidance

2 reports
“Speed offset is set to 10% but it keeps setting the max speed 40% higher, and then furthermore exceeds this max speed”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 1, 2025Unknown or other, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11645730
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 9, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.