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2025 Tesla Model 3 driver assistance problems

The 2025 Tesla Model 3 has 57 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 30% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

57

Driver Assistance complaints

30%

Share of year

18

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Model 3 driver assistance complaints by model year843 complaints2017: 16 complaints2018: 364 complaints2019: 336 complaints2020: 266 complaints2021: 629 complaints2022: 843 complaints2023: 276 complaints2024: 77 complaints2025: 57 complaints2026: 5 complaints
Model 3 driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

25V002000Driver AssistanceJanuary 6, 2025 · 239,382 units

Defect

Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Model 3, Model S, 2023-2025 Model X, and Model Y vehicles. The computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Tesla will also identify any vehicles that experienced a circuit board failure, or stress that may lead to a circuit board failure, and replace the affected computers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 7, 2025. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-25-00-001.

What owners report

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)

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · March 4, 2026 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2025 Tesla Model 3 have?

NHTSA has 57 complaints about the 2025 Tesla Model 3 driver assistance — 30% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2025 Tesla Model 3 driver assistance?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the driver assistance: 25V002000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.