Tesla Model 3 problems (2019–today)

Apart from the battery and the drive motor, the Tesla Model 3 has been subject to European safety recalls: the front suspension arm mounting and the seat belt anchorage (2021), plus a Safety Gate alert over the bonnet latch (2022). The tyres wear faster than usual because of the car's weight and torque, and fiches-auto.fr reports isolated cases of costly battery or electric motor failures.

Apart from the battery and the drive motor, the Tesla Model 3 has been subject to European safety recalls: the front suspension arm mounting and the seat belt anchorage (2021), plus a Safety Gate alert over the bonnet latch (2022). The tyres wear faster than usual because of the car's weight and torque, and fiches-auto.fr reports isolated cases of costly battery or electric motor failures. The most important documented faults are: recall for insufficient front suspension arm mounting (built 2019-2021) (suspension, critical severity), recall for possible bonnet latch breakage at high speed (2022 European alert) (bodywork and interior, critical severity), recall for possible seat belt anchorage defect (built 2018-2020) (airbags and safety, critical severity) and isolated failures of the traction battery, electric motor and charging (electrical system, critical severity).^[1][2]

According to our rating by year, the best are 2026, 2025, 2024 and 2 other years with the same rating (8.0/10); the worst rated is 2019 (5.0/10). Each year's rating counts only the engines sold that year and the faults that affect those units: open each year to see what changes.

Yes: we have documented 3 campaigns for the Tesla Model 3, such as safety alert for possible bonnet latch breakage (2022). Check with your VIN at the official service centre whether yours has been done.^[2]