2018 Tesla Model S 75D Problems

129 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Electrical System · verdict BUY 74/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Electrical System32
Unknown Or Other32
Forward Collision Avoidance23
Suspension20
Vehicle Speed Control20
Service Brakes11

In the owners’ words

“This is very comment of tesla not responding to customer about the power reduced in the car is safe concerns is lot of people with the same problem and tesla want Pay for all the repairs of the car even with my car still Warranty”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Tesla Model S 75D owner
“The Instrument Cluster Freezes and has to be reset. When it freezes you have not knowledge of speed you are going. After bringing it into Tesla Service I was told that is a known defect. The only way to fix is to replace Infotainment system at a cost of $2,100. Infotainment system currently works fine. The rep informed me that the system does not have enough memory to run the computer correctly after all the upd”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Tesla Model S 75D owner
“I own a 2018 Tesla Model S. While it was still under warranty the passenger side door handle quit working and it was no longer possible to open that door. Tesla replaced the door handle at no change with a newly designed mechanism. It was explained to me that they redesigned the mechanism which had a high failure rate, and my car handles would no longer be installed in later cars. I asked if they would change all 4 d”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Tesla Model S 75D owner

Questions owners ask

Is the 2018 Tesla Model S 75D reliable?

On the federal record it scores 74/100: 129 owner complaints (16.12 per year on the road) and 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.

What is the most common problem with the 2018 Tesla Model S 75D?

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Electrical System, with 32 of 138 categorised reports.

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The 2018 Tesla Model S 75D scored 74/100 on the federal record.

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