Tesla Model S Unspecified or other problems

2.05 vs. all vehicles Falling

133 of the 723 complaints about the Tesla Model S (18.4%) concern Unspecified or other, making it the model's largest problem area. That share is 2.0× the Unspecified or other share across all tracked vehicles.

133Complaints · Unspecified or other

18.4%Share of complaints

2.05×vs. all vehicles

11Last 12 months

9.0%Share involving a crash or fire

0Related recalls

Analysis

11 Unspecified or other complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 17 in the 12 months before — down 35%.

13 of these reports (9.0%) describe a crash or fire, with 4 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.

No recall campaign addresses Unspecified or other for the tracked model years.

By model year

Year	Complaints	Share of complaints
2018	19	14.8%
2019	1	3.1%
2020	7	8.8%
2021	26	14.5%
2022	26	18.7%
2023	47	41.2%
2024	5	13.2%
2025	0	0.0%
2026	2	28.6%

When complaints were filed

Last 12 months: 11 · Previous 12 months: 17

What owners report

I purchase my Tesla Model S in February 2026. Shortly after the purchase, My Tesla car drove through red light twice with its Full Self Drive (FSD) engaged.

Unspecified or other · 2026-10-12 · ODI 11770719 · Crash · Fire
I was driving to work this morning and engaged FSD mode in standard when suddenly the vehicle began to speed towards traffic and did not slow down while approaching a stopped semi truck.

Unspecified or other · 2026-09-16 · ODI 11764838
My Tesla Model S has a touch-sensitive horn button on the right side of the steering wheel. In urgent situations, I've often had difficulty quickly locating it to get another driver's attention.

Unspecified or other · 2026-08-10 · ODI 11756007
Front hood popped open during a tow, while the car was on the hood. This damaged the hood.

Unspecified or other · 2026-07-07 · ODI 11748878
The vehicle was being driven northbound in the regular (non-HOV) lanes of Route I-95 under the control of Version 12 of FSD software.

Unspecified or other · 2026-06-30 · ODI 11747523
This car does not have reliable horn system. I have the steering wheel version (not the “yoke” version) but I believe it’s a similar problem on both. The steering wheel center (airbag) does NOT operate as a horn.

Unspecified or other · 2026-06-24 · ODI 11746306

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.

Related recalls

No recall campaign addresses Unspecified or other for the tracked model years.

Problem areas · Tesla Model S

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