Lights complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Tesla Model 3 has 13 NHTSA lights complaints and 0 lights-related recalls.
13
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated June 24, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2023 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Many states like Florida have a law that headlights need to be on when it is raining, My Tesla has a... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The passenger-side daytime-running headlight (aka, "signature light" or "accent headlight") failed a... |
| May 14, 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Vehicle center screen freezing multiple times per drive. Speedometer, turn signals, autopilot, batte... |
| Apr 15, 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Daylight running lights are not operating, a warning in the instrument cluster of not operating ligh... |
| Mar 1, 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Automatic Headlights fail to illuminate when wipers are active. This has been reported to Tesla in 3... |
| Dec 21, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | The steering system failed. I'm not sure about the availability for inspection. My safety was put a... |
| Sep 24, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | In a heavy Florida rain this afternoon about 3:30pm EDT I noticed my automatic headlight with windsh... |
| Apr 21, 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THERE IS A BUILDUP OF WATER AND CONDENSATION IN THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS OF MY VEHICLE. THE ISSUE IS KNO... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | FRONT FOG LIGHTS AND REAR TAIL LIGHTS FOGGING AND FILLING WITH CONDENSATION THAT COULD LEAD TO ELECT... |
| Oct 5, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | PROBLEM: REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED, EVEN THOUGH THE STANDARDIZED HEADLIGHT SYMBOL/INDICA... |
| Mar 11, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH FRONT SIDE AMBER REFLEX REFLECTORS AS REQUIRED UNDR FMVSS 205 R... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | HELLO, I OFTEN FOLLOW TESLA MODEL 3 CARS IN DENSE TRAFFIC, AND STOP BEHIND THEM AT RED LIGHTS. I HA... |
| Jul 27, 2018 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS AT THE SUPERCHARGING STATION IN DUBLIN ( CALIFORNIA) . WHEN I WANTED TO TAKE REVERSE AND PARK ... |