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2019 Tesla Model 3 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
92about this part
Share
15%of 620 total for the year
Median mileage
14,419miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 92 complaints about the electrical system of the 2019 Tesla Model 3, 15% of the 620 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,419 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 5 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“I was parking in my drive way. I thought I placed the car in park . My foot was on the brake. So I opened the driver door. When I took my foot off brake the car lunged forward.the door was opened and I had both feet outside the door. I tried to push the park button . The car went into reverse. This caused the driver door to impact the building and damadge the door.”

NHTSA complaint #11279755, filed 2019-11, 1,700 miles

“My vehicle is experiencing wire issues resulting in error messages such as power reduced, front motor disabled, etc that disable safety features such as the turning signals and issues with braking and steering. The vehicle will power off/shut down while driving and restart. The car is currently in service for the past 2 weeks and other than notifying me that there are wire issues, Tesla has been unable to diagnose the cause of the problem or fix it.”

NHTSA complaint #11297939, filed 2020-01, 7,800 miles

“White block appeared on screen, would not clear. Blocked visibility of any displays under the block, including gear selector, speed, energy status, turn signals, most of any other display, such as maps, camera display. Block remained when we left the car, and returned. Only could clear w/ display reset, which I uncovered once I returned home and looked online. White block did not appear to impact driving, but obscured basically every driving feedback you'd expect from a dashboard.”

NHTSA complaint #11384253, filed 2020-12, 15,329 miles

“Immediately prior to downgrade my Tesla MODEL 3 configuration from standard plus (240 max charge limit) to standard configuration (220 max charge limit), I could charge to 239 charge limit. At the downgrade, in conjunction with a software update, after the synchronization/calibration period took place, my new configuration of standard had a charge limit of only 207/208 at 100% charge, which is an immediate loss of charging limit of 31+. This is a 50% greater drop in charge limit than was agreed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11319735, filed 2020-03, 4,000 miles

“This incident happened because of sudden acceleration issue in Tesla mode 3 in our parking lot. I was parking between 2 cars on my right. So, was really slow. While turning there was a sudden acceleration and the vehicle was at a high speed. Since, I was turning, the car rotated at the high speed and in the process my car hit car on my left, 3 cars on my front. There was severe damage to my car and a flat tire. Fortunately, no people were affected. When the accident happened, all systems stopped functioning.”

NHTSA complaint #11300620, filed 2020-01, 4,000 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202627%
20252218%
20244621%
20235112%
2022608%
20218012%
2020429%
20199215%
201816816%
201727%

Other parts of the 2019 Tesla Model 3

Forward collision avoidance
170 complaintsAir bags
88 complaintsSuspension
82 complaintsOther or unknown
81 complaintsVehicle speed control
71 complaintsLane departure
70 complaintsBrakes
63 complaintsSeat belts
57 complaintsSteering
54 complaintsSeats
47 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
34 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Tesla Model 3

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 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