Tesla Model X / 2022
2022 Tesla Model X problems
Owners have filed 204 complaints about the 2022 Tesla Model X with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 20.6% of them — the clear leader, ahead of forward collision avoidance at 12.3%.
Complaints204
Crashes24
Fires5
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Steering 20.6% · 42
Forward collision avoidance 12.3% · 25
Unknown or other 12.3% · 25
Electrical system 7.8% · 16
Vehicle speed control 6.4% · 13
Service brakes 4.9% · 10
Air bags 4.9% · 10
Lane departure 4.9% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 24 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Tesla Model X in this data, 2022 draws comparatively few complaints; 2016 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 98 in the last three years against 106 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 5,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Not being able to press the center of the yoke to activate the horn has been a consistent safety problem. Alerting other drivers in an emergency shouldnât require me to find a small and indistinguishable button on the steering wheel. This has caused multiple incidents that could have been easily avoided with a traditional center horn. I drive my wife and 2 children in this vehicle daily. A horn should just work. Steering
The steering wheel locks periodically and I have to get out and re enter my car. On long drives it works pretty fine and does not do this much on highways only once but in hotter weathers it seems to be much much worse. This happened once before the warranty but I did not think much of it. In one instance the steering wheel was so tight that it hurt my wrist while getting off the road Steering
As I was making an unprotected left turn, the power steering failed. The steering became incredibly heavy. There was almost an accident. Feels unsafe to drive, will be towing to the dealership. Errors: Steering assist reduced, lane assist unavailable. Codes: EPAS3P_a005_sent2mia, torque sensor 2 signal not received. Steering
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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