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Lane departurePart report

2018 Tesla Model 3 Lane departure Problems

Complaints
52about this part
Share
5%of 1,036 total for the year
Median mileage
38,058miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 52 complaints about the lane departure of the 2018 Tesla Model 3, 5% of the 1,036 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,058 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“-multiple times that the screen has gone black while actively driving the car (both on city streets and highway) -episodes where the screen is unresponsive; thus, being unable to use any functions of the car using the touchscreen both while stationary and while driving the car -car not rebooting/resetting despite multiple attempts while stationary -car sounds suddenly being cut off while driving- unable to hear turn signal, GPS, etc-and while driving -car/system implements auto-correction measure to reposition the car thinking the car is departing from the lane, when in fact, the car is not…”

NHTSA complaint #11387246, filed 2021-01, 60,000 miles

“When using FSD in chill mode the car attempted to cross over into oncoming lane on a two lane highway. There were no oncoming cars and I overrode the car almost immediately. The car has not been inspected by anybody. No warning light, messages or other symptoms. I have a video of the incident for a Viofo dashcam installed in the car.”

NHTSA complaint #11734072, filed 2026-04

“October 12, 2024. I was using the Tesla on autopilot. I was in the far right lane and the freeway was curving to the left. The car was following in the lanes, but then all of a sudden it stopped following the freeway and drove into the right guardrail. There were no alerts by the car. It did not warn to take over the vehicle or attempt to avoid the collision. The car drove directly into the guardrail without warning and was totalled.”

NHTSA complaint #11646940, filed 2025-03

“There are two issues. 1) The adaptive cruise control brakes for no reason. If someone was behind me they could've rear ended me. 2) At night the blind spot camera is flooded by the turn signal and it's hard to see the blind spot warning. When the turn signal is on the blind spot camera shows on the screen and blind spot warning shows up as a red shaded area. It's hard to see the warning itself because the turn signal light floods the screen.”

NHTSA complaint #11564636, filed 2024-01

“the car tart to have sudden unintended acceleration at low speed after fully charge. The car will stop at the road Suddenly. leave car and back. The AC run for 1 min and shut down. I heard a sound which is from battery switch. 9/21, 11:15 am It happened again. I hear a sound and the car show alert. “”Pull over safely” — The autopilot system will slow down a lot passing a bride, even there is no car in the road.”

NHTSA complaint #11453010, filed 2022-02

Related service bulletins

Lane departure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026413%
20251815%
2024178%
2023287%
2022456%
2021345%
2020368%
20197011%
2018525%
2017415%

Other parts of the 2018 Tesla Model 3

Forward collision avoidance
204 complaints
Suspension
192 complaints
Other or unknown
175 complaints
Electrical system
168 complaints
Air bags
143 complaints
Seat belts
105 complaints
Vehicle speed control
91 complaints
Brakes
89 complaints
Steering
83 complaints
Seats
74 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
61 complaints
Body and structure
60 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Tesla Model 3

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology