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SuspensionPart report

2023 Tesla Model 3 Suspension Problems

Complaints
19about this part
Share
4%of 429 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the suspension of the 2023 Tesla Model 3, 4% of the 429 complaints for this model year. 2 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.

“1. During summer months the wireless charger does not work and heats up the phone to hazardous levels, when I take it to service while under warranty, they are saying its a known issue and want to charge customers for replacing charging pad 2. The suspension of the car is making sounds, Tesla wants me to pay labor charges for fixing it under warranty. The suspension issue happened in almost all the Tesla cars of my friends and neighbors.it needs to be a recall”

NHTSA complaint #11698357, filed 2025-11

“Compliance arm bolt securing it to the subframe is fractured. Tesla has dismissed my ongoing concerns of vibration and instability while driving. Stating they performed an in depth inspection of all suspension and subframe components and found nothing of concern during last service appointment. I did my own inspection and found the fractured bolt. Sent photo to service and they are trying to play it off as normal and safe to drive. Contacted several manufacturers and mechanics stating otherwise. …”

NHTSA complaint #11699418, filed 2025-11

“The front left suspension arm failed and fell out as I was parking my car. If this would have happened at highway speeds it would have caused an accident because the car would have run into incoming traffic, potentially resulting in death. This occurred after a collision repair. The collision center that did the initial repair also fixed the issue. The car has had issues with pulling to the right since this repair. It has been taken to them several times but they are unable to address my concern.”

NHTSA complaint #11623324, filed 2024-11

“The car has issue with suspension, i know it is sporty suspension, but I drove so many sport cars. But this is the only one that has jarring issue, my whole upper half is shaking back an forward on bumpy wavy roads causing me to have lower back pain and if i put my back head on head rest on these road my back head will be bouncing on it non stop. I went to service center and they say the car drive normally ,I told them mode 3 2024 does. Ot have that issue they say it is completely redesigned suspension. I told them from the sporty cars I drove non have that issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11624900, filed 2024-11

“I picked up my Tesla Model 3 Performance less than a month ago and from day 1 it has been having vibrations from 40mph all the way up to 80-85 mph. I haven't driven it faster than that due to safety concern. I took it to Tesla and they said they needed to balance the wheels (why wasn't that done on a brand new car already?) Anyways, I take the car back and I was still having the same issue. Tesla has now booked another service and said that my Wheels might have been bent by me! The audacity! I gave them a piece of my mind so they will not charge me for service and will inspect my vehicle soon. …”

NHTSA complaint #11516044, filed 2023-04

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Suspension: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202627%
202554%
202473%
2023194%
2022101%
2021162%
20204610%
20198213%
201819219%
201727%

Other parts of the 2023 Tesla Model 3

Forward collision avoidance
179 complaints
Steering
89 complaints
Vehicle speed control
69 complaints
Other or unknown
59 complaints
Brakes
56 complaints
Electrical system
51 complaints
Lane departure
28 complaints
Body and structure
22 complaints
Air bags
18 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaints
Seat belts
10 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Tesla Model 3

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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