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2022 Tesla Model 3 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
60about this part
Share
8%of 773 total for the year
Median mileage
31,945miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 60 complaints about the electrical system of the 2022 Tesla Model 3, 8% of the 773 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,945 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers. 8 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.

“So here goes my story back in may I bought Tesla model 3 2022 46k from hertz clean title however, in the history, it showed a prior accident Long story short one day I was charging at Tesla supercharger I drive home the car did update and after that it wouldn’t charge or going in to drive so of course the car has warranty. I sent it to Tesla service first time. …”

NHTSA complaint #11532182, filed 2023-07

“My tesla stopped on me in the middle of the interstate because the car thought it was not charged. Tesla assured me that the vehicle was fixed. A few weeks later the car started telling me again that it thinks it is not charged. Tesla is not providing no solution on what the problem is. This vehicle is a major highway hazard because it can stop suddenly with no warning.”

NHTSA complaint #11555724, filed 2023-11

“I was driving on a two lane road using auto pilot. I was going 55mph when all of a sudden my car slammed on the brakes down to 32mph as a school bus approached us. There was no reason to brake. The school bus never entered my lane. If a car had been following me closely I would have been rear ended for a system malfunction. Very scary.”

NHTSA complaint #11450090, filed 2022-02

“The car slammed on the brakes while we were using auto pilot on the freeway, even though there was no one braking in front of us. This was the 2nd time this has happened. The ac and radio shut off for the rest of the ride and the ac has been working intermittently since. We have a baby and she was not in the car but she is in the car with us often. We have submitted a service request for this week.”

NHTSA complaint #11488884, filed 2022-10

“Received a recall notice in Nov. 2022. In Dec. I was putting something in the back seat, when I closed the door my fingernail was clipped by the window as it retracted to close. The back and front windows retract whenever the doors are open. For no apparent reason that I can figure out. They close when the doors are shut but if your finger is in the way it's going to get caught as my fingernail did. I was lucky it was only the nail as the windows retract with a bit of force.”

NHTSA complaint #11507081, filed 2023-02

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 2022 Tesla Model 3

Forward collision avoidance
535 complaintsVehicle speed control
171 complaintsBrakes
169 complaintsOther or unknown
94 complaintsLane departure
45 complaintsSteering
39 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
23 complaintsAir bags
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsWheels
13 complaintsSeat belts
12 complaintsSeats
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 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