Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Tesla Model 3 has 52 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
52
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated July 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | My hard brake lines were corroded and had to be replaced on a 7 year old model 3 with 70k miles on i... |
| Dec 7, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle is 7 years old with 107,000 miles. I received a warning regarding low brake fluid with inst... |
| Sep 19, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brake lines badly rusted creating safety hazard as Tesla service reported when working on other ... |
| Aug 6, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | All 4 Brake lines (tubes) from either from ABS or Brake booster pump are corroded and pierced. All ... |
| Jul 12, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | My Tesla got stuck in a McDonald's drive-through because the EPB (Electronic Park Break) refused to ... |
| Dec 24, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On December 24, 2024 I was driving on Freeway 5 South and all of the sudden my vehicle came to an ab... |
| Nov 6, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Two incidents while testing the most recent version of Tesla's "Full Self-Driving": 1. While drivin... |
| Oct 5, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving (~42 m/h) my Model 3 Tesla on a freeway and the traffic in front of me suddenly slowed... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was parked on a flat street and got in my car and began driving. I went one city block at a slow p... |
| Nov 11, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was traveling about 10-15 mph and my car unexpectedly activating the automatic emergency braking s... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brake lines rusted out and caused the brake to go out while my wife was driving with our newborn... |
| Aug 27, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | When driving using Full Self Driving or Autopilot, the car unexpectedly and suddenly brakes as if th... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Dear NHTSA, I am writing to report a safety defect with my Tesla Model 3, VIN [XXX] . On July 28th,... |
| Jun 18, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | My Tesla 3 on autopilot have stopped on highways without cause this week. This happened numerous tim... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brakes completely failed after the car sat idle for a week. Went to start the car and there were no ... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While using the traffic-aware cruise control in my Tesla model 3, going down the highway with cruise... |
| Nov 18, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Phantom breaking. I was on cruise control only (not FSD mode) on HWY at 65 mile/hr, and my car break... |
| Nov 17, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | My car Breaks as if i got in to an accident. This has happened more than two times. Car breaks so ... |
| Nov 14, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Multiple times when using the Auto-Pilot feature the brakes will engage and dramatically slow down t... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On a recent trip from northern califorina to southern california, I experienced 5 episodes of phant... |