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Tesla Model S

For the Tesla Model S, model years 2012–2026 on this site have 152 matched recalls and 3,410 matched complaints (recall file dated Oct 23, 2026; complaint file dated Oct 23, 2026). Matched complaint counts run from 6 in 2025 to 668 in 2015. These are raw counts, not rates.

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Tesla Model S by model year puts the same counts in one sortable table.

Model years

One row per model year. Complaint and recall figures are matched raw counts.
Year Recalls Complaints Crash Fire Investigations Stars Comb mpg
2012 8 61 4 1 8 — 89 MPGe
2013 11 461 41 19 12 5 89–95 MPGe
2014 9 366 52 9 13 5 89–95 MPGe
2015 9 668 70 12 13 — 89–101 MPGe
2016 10 649 92 12 18 — 89–104 MPGe
2017 9 428 55 4 17 — 95–104 MPGe
2018 11 170 36 3 17 — 98–103 MPGe
2019 10 44 4 0 15 — 97–111 MPGe
2020 11 80 16 0 13 — 97–117 MPGe
2021 23 179 13 2 14 — 96–120 MPGe
2022 20 139 3 0 13 — 101–120 MPGe
2023 13 114 8 0 10 — 120 MPGe
2024 6 38 2 0 6 — 96–122 MPGe
2025 2 6 0 0 4 — 93–124 MPGe
2026 0 7 1 1 1 — 93–124 MPGe

Fuel economy by model year

Combined mpg below is EPA's figure for non-electric configurations in the file dated 2026-09-29. Electric configurations are shown as MPGe when that is the only figure. Annual fuel cost is EPA's published fuelCost08 range for the configurations of that year.

EPA combined fuel economy and annual fuel cost by model year
Year Comb mpg MPGe kWh/100 mi Range Annual fuel cost
2012 — 89 38 265 $850
2013 — 89–95 35–38 265 $800–$850
2014 — 89–95 35–38 265 $800–$850
2015 — 89–101 33–38 270 $750–$850
2016 — 89–104 32–38 315 $700–$850
2017 — 95–104 32–35 335 $700–$800
2018 — 98–103 32.617–34.561 335 $750–$800
2019 — 97–111 30.273–34.731 370 $700–$800
2020 — 97–117 28.9–34.731 402 $650–$800
2021 — 96–120 28.18–35.248 405 $650–$800
2022 — 101–120 28.18–33.445 405 $650–$750
2023 — 120 28.18 405 $650
2024 — 96–122 27.704–35.239 402 $600–$800
2025 — 93–124 27.131–36.141 410 $600–$800
2026 — 93–124 27.131–36.212 410 $600–$800

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