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2016 Tesla Model S driver assistance problems

The 2016 Tesla Model S has 89 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

89

Driver Assistance complaints

9%

Share of year

10

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Model S driver assistance complaints by model year132 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 17 complaints2014: 17 complaints2015: 73 complaints2016: 89 complaints2017: 132 complaints2018: 84 complaints2019: 20 complaints2020: 37 complaints2021: 77 complaints2022: 51 complaints2023: 32 complaints2024: 34 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Model S driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

Turned right into garage slowly. Car suddenly accelerated very fast by itself. I swerved and avoided 1 parked vehicle. Was not able to avoid another one. I braked. The car stopped. Airbags had gone off.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · September 13, 2024 · crash

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2016 Tesla Model S have?

NHTSA has 89 complaints about the 2016 Tesla Model S driver assistance — 9% 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.