2025 Tesla Model 3 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 18%of 122 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 12,300miles
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the electrical system of the 2025 Tesla Model 3, 18% of the 122 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 12,300 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was on the freeway in the fast lane approaching a tunnel and vehicle came with warning vehicle shutting down. Code DL_a063. Vehicle stopped in fast lane would not move to shoulder. No prior warning there was any issue. State police came and had vehicle towed. Lucky the car behind me was able to stop in time.”
NHTSA complaint #11755831, filed 2026-08“Hi, my car computer completly stop(complete blackout) on the highway, no power, all doors and window blooked, reduce brake and steering wheel capacity. I changed line and went to the side of the road, but in an intersection or other road type, that could have been so much worst results. No hard reset nothing put back the power of the car.”
NHTSA complaint #11623784, filed 2024-11“Rodents are attracted to the wiring and eat it. The new soy product controls turn signals.... Tesla employees see this everyday. in 2 weeks my car has gone into the shop twice. I have never had this issue until now and owned many teslas”
NHTSA complaint #11771463, filed 2026-10“Turn indicator not working. I was in a highway and when I pressed turn indicator button, nothing happened. Multiple presses with varying pressure had no effect”
NHTSA complaint #11644385, filed 2025-02“The car was parked in a campground for a night and several systems issues came up, including traction control disabled, steer assistant disabled, staibility control disabled, and the car was keeping accelerating even though I did not step on the accelerate pedal. The acceleration was out of control. This was happening in a remote area when we drove half way out of the campground to a city. We called the Tesla roadside help and they just told us they could not help because it was too late to find a toll provider and we were left in the middle of nowhere and no help. …”
NHTSA complaint #11684553, filed 2025-09Related recalls
- 25V690000Oct 10, 2025Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2025 Model 3 and 2026 Model Y vehicles. The battery pack contactors may fail, causing a loss of drive power.Covers: Tesla Model 3 2025, Model Y 2026
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 7% |
| 2025 | 22 | 18% |
| 2024 | 46 | 21% |
| 2023 | 51 | 12% |
| 2022 | 60 | 8% |
| 2021 | 80 | 12% |
| 2020 | 42 | 9% |
| 2019 | 92 | 15% |
| 2018 | 168 | 16% |
| 2017 | 2 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2025 Tesla Model 3
37 complaintsForward collision avoidance
30 complaintsSteering
26 complaintsLane departure
18 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 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