Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Tesla Model 3 has 59 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
59
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The newer versions of FSD do not allow driver control of the max speed. The current versions allow y... |
| Sep 15, 2025 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Incident #1 Vehicle sitting at a red light. After several seconds the vehicle operating under Tesla ... |
| Jun 15, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2020 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving wi... |
| Apr 2, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | I took delivery of this Tesla Model 3 last month and have been using it often for my commute. Tesla’... |
| Nov 22, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While operating TACC with lane keeping assist, I experienced multiple iterations of phantom braking ... |
| Nov 11, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I was already situated in the left turn lane on a two way city street, slowing down, and about to co... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I've had the car since December 2019. The car will "phantom brake" when the autopilot adaptive cruis... |
| Sep 3, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On 9/3/23 we were traveling from Moab UT to Green River UT and the cruise control was engaged at hig... |
| Aug 17, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Sudden acceleration while driving and at stop sign |
| Jul 30, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Sudden hard "phantom" braking while in adaptive cruise control. This put myself and other drivers in... |
| Jul 28, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving on the freeway, my 2020 Model 3 “phantom braked” multiple times while using the cruise... |
| Jul 16, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Phantom Braking occurred almost 40 times on our recent trip from Northern NV to California and retur... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving from indio,ca to Orinda,ca on interstate 10-210-5 north and the vehicle had at least 6... |
| Jun 25, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Had cruise control on and “phantom braking” occurred about 10 times on a 22hr trip from California t... |
| Jun 21, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The car had unintended acceleration. I was driving and suddenly it sped up really fast and I needed ... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | When driving on a longer trip, I have repeated sudden deceleration and sometimes harsh braking when ... |
| Jun 7, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Recurrent phantom braking while using autopilot. Sudden deceleration that does not seem to correlat... |
| May 30, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | When using cruise control from Las Vegas to Reno Nevada and also going back the car will brake extre... |
| Apr 29, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving in FSD, autosteer, traffic aware cruise control, and with all turned off, I have exper... |
| Apr 27, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Driving from Reno to Las Vegas on hwy 95. I was using the cruise control and the car repeatedly slam... |