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2013 Tesla Model S suspension problems

The 2013 Tesla Model S has 91 suspension complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

91

Suspension complaints

13%

Share of year

11

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Suspension complaints by year

Model S suspension complaints by model year209 complaints2012: 9 complaints2013: 91 complaints2014: 90 complaints2015: 149 complaints2016: 209 complaints2017: 107 complaints2018: 20 complaints2019: 8 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 16 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 2 complaints
Model S suspension complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

HERE IS ANOTHER TESLA IN THE JUNKYARD: HTTPS://WWW.COPART.COM/LOT/42232387/PHOTOS IT HAS BEEN IN A ROLLOVER. THE SUSPENSION HAS COLLAPSED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND BOTH BACK WHEELS HAVE GONE WHOMPY. THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THAT THE WHOMPY WHEELS CAUSED THE CRASH RATHER THAN BEING MERELY THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Suspension · September 4, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many suspension complaints does the 2013 Tesla Model S have?

NHTSA has 91 complaints about the 2013 Tesla Model S suspension — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

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.