2021 Tesla Model X Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 10%of 41 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2021 Tesla Model X, 10% of the 41 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I purchased a Tesla Model X on 14 nov 2020 and had been driving just around 2 months. At around 11:10pm or so as we were cruising on the I-580, and were 2 exits north of the 680 highway, the entire instrument cluster in the car which included the large screen and the driver's instrument panel went completely dark. We were baffled as this was something we never encountered before. We began pulling over to the side when after about a couple of mins the lights came on and the panel showed that we had just around 30 miles of range left. …”
NHTSA complaint #11406053, filed 2021-04, 40 miles“Since delivery in December 2020 the computer MCU has shut down for two minutes while driving over a dozen times. The computer reboots after a couple of minutes but during this time it disables all instrumentation, turn signals and other driver information. I brought it in to the Tesla Service Center in Highland Park, Illinois with a list of dates and times that it shut down and they told me it was a known firmware issue and that there would be a solution sometime in the future. …”
NHTSA complaint #11423571, filed 2021-07“On 10-16-21 Saturday around 7:40 PM, I was going to my brother-in-law's house which is on the left side of the road I was driving. It is a single lane road in a busy residential area. I wanted to park outside of the house by the road. I took a left turn towards the gate, then slight reverse and put in drive to pull to park parallel to the road. My Tesla Model-x went into 'Sudden Unintended Acceleration' mode, went left to right to left in a violent way, picking up speed like a rocket. …”
NHTSA complaint #11438228, filed 2021-10Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 14% |
| 2024 | 2 | 7% |
| 2023 | 7 | 4% |
| 2022 | 13 | 10% |
| 2021 | 4 | 10% |
| 2020 | 18 | 14% |
| 2019 | 11 | 11% |
| 2018 | 19 | 10% |
| 2017 | 16 | 6% |
| 2016 | 35 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2021 Tesla Model X
13 complaintsOther or unknown
9 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsForward collision avoidance
6 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsLane departure
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2021 Tesla Model X
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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