2018 Tesla Model 3 back over prevention problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2018 Tesla Model 3 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Backup camera recall was not fixed properly or the new parts have same issue. As a result the backup camera was not functioning. When the camera is not functioning the autopilot system drives aggressively, speeding up to the max set speed when it is not safe to do so with current traffic…”
filed Jul 25, 2025
“Tesla 3 was self parking backwards and failed to stop when the car in the adjacent parking spot started moving. The result was a small scratch, but this is definitely a bug in Tesla self-parking software: it had to stop when another car moves into the stop Tesal selected for self-parking. Here is…”
filed Jan 7, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Rearview image may not immediately display when the vehicle begins to reverseCampaign 22V169000 · Mar 18, 2022
Back Over Prevention problems in other Model 3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Model 3 | 5 | 4% |
| 2024 Model 3 | 4 | 2% |
| 2023 Model 3 | 8 | 2% |
| 2022 Model 3 | 8 | 1% |
| 2021 Model 3 | 8 | 1% |
| 2020 Model 3 | 14 | 3% |
| 2019 Model 3 | 19 | 3% |
| 2017 Model 3 | 1 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2018 Tesla Model 3
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.