2025 Tesla Model 3 Lane departure Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 15%of 123 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 18 complaints about the lane departure of the 2025 Tesla Model 3, 15% of the 123 complaints for this model year. 6 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.
“After installing Tesla OTA software update 2024.45.32.15, my vehicle experienced critical system failures. Upon entering the car the next morning, I noticed that all cameras were non-functional, and navigation had completely stopped working. This posed a serious safety concern, as features like Autopilot, parking assistance, and basic visibility enhancements (such as rearview camera functionality) were unavailable.”
NHTSA complaint #11643254, filed 2025-02“Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) repeatedly ignored the “Avoid Toll Roads” navigation setting and attempted last-second lane changes into Express Toll Lanes at freeway speeds. This has occurred approximately 10 times. I was repeatedly forced to take over steering immediately to avoid entering the toll lane, creating a serious safety risk due to sudden maneuvers in heavy traffic. On several occasions, I could not safely intervene before the lane change was completed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11747730, filed 2026-07“I was driving on a straight interstate road between 60-70 mph using Full-Self Driving around 4:15pm and there was no traffic in front, behind, or next to me. Suddenly, the car tried to make a sharp right turn that felt like more than an obstacle avoidant move or lane keeping move. I had to grab the wheel even harder than I was (my hands were fortunately on the wheel) and force it back into the lane. If i did not make this intervention, I would've gone off the road and crashed.”
NHTSA complaint #11698029, filed 2025-11“On May 24, 2026, at approximately 8:28 AM, I activated Actually Smart Summon on my 2025 Tesla Model 3 using the Tesla mobile application to reverse the vehicle from my garage. Before this incident, the vehicle displayed no warnings, alerts, messages, or other indication of a problem, and I had previously usd Actually Smart Summon without similar behavior. Shortly after activation, the Tesla mobile application became unresponsive, and the vehicle did not stop despite my attempts to stop it through the app. …”
NHTSA complaint #11747470, filed 2026-06“Inused tesla to back up from my driveway and it hit my Gate little damage but the car did it . Did not calculate and crash sensor sisnt work car crash the car on fss (automatic pilot)”
NHTSA complaint #11721994, filed 2026-03Lane departure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 13% |
| 2025 | 18 | 15% |
| 2024 | 17 | 8% |
| 2023 | 28 | 7% |
| 2022 | 45 | 6% |
| 2021 | 34 | 5% |
| 2020 | 36 | 8% |
| 2019 | 70 | 11% |
| 2018 | 52 | 5% |
| 2017 | 4 | 15% |
Other parts of the 2025 Tesla Model 3
37 complaintsForward collision avoidance
30 complaintsSteering
27 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsBrakes
13 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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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