Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2023 Tesla Model 3 has 22 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
22
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated May 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Regen braking sporadically not working when going down mountain or steep roads. Sometimes they work ... |
| Sep 7, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; AUTOHOLD BRAKE SYSTEM/BRAKE HOLD | The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle jer... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Three times while driving at low speed and attempting to reduce speed—even while pressing the brake ... |
| Oct 29, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Brake Feature Malfunction Vehicle Details: •Model: Tesla Model 3 •Year: 2023 (approximately 1 year o... |
| Aug 28, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | With the TACC system activated when traveling on a 2-lane road with a right-hand curve, if there is ... |
| Aug 3, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Vehicle was in cruise control, and cruise control did not deactivate causing the vehicle to propel i... |
| Jul 5, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On [XXX], I was driving my Tesla model 3 from California to my new home in Idaho as part of my move ... |
| May 2, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was driving behind someone when a suv came over from left lane into the right lane in front of the... |
| Apr 30, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was turning into a parking garage when my car suddenly slammed on the brakes very hard to a sudden... |
| Feb 19, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | My Auto Hold feature will intermittently malfunction. Although there's electronic (car's log) and I ... |
| Dec 11, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Autosteer was engaged while approaching Weatherford, OK on I40 - Sporadically, the vehicle slammed o... |
| Oct 3, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | As I was approaching my off ramp (which has a very tight turn), my automatic brakes failed which cau... |
| Sep 28, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While driving with cruse controll, auto pilot, or adaptive cruise control my vehicle brakes suddenly... |
| Sep 16, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | When on a recent trip from Salt Lake City to Denver Via I 15 to hwy 6 and on I 70 When it was in cru... |
| Jul 21, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,VISIBILITY/WIPER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Emergency braking applied when no other vehicles were in sight. Braking was hard enough to spill cof... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | on July 18th around, 7:00PM, the location is 1688 Hostetter Road Pacific, Rim Lane, San Jose, CA 951... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | While in cruise control vehicle will brake hard as if it detects something in front but there’s real... |
| Jun 16, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I have had this car for 6 months. Three times within the past month sudden braking (phantom braking)... |
| Jun 14, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | On several occasions ( 8 or 10 times) while driving at highway speeds, with little traffic, on an ex... |
| May 13, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Phantom braking. Traveling highway 5 Southbound between Red Bluff, CA and WIliams, CA at 70 mph, th... |