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2018 Tesla Model 3 steering problems reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe lost or stiff power steering, locking or wandering on the 2018 Tesla Model 3 — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Steering problems reports
1%
share of complaints
17,617 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Steering problems in other Model 3 years

2023 Model 311
2019 Model 38
Model 3 steering problems by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2018 Tesla Model 3 report before drawing conclusions.