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2022 Tesla Model 3 power train problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2022 Tesla Model 32% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Power Train complaints
2%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • If you are on a hill and you accidently press both the brake an accelerator, the car will fall to neutral and free roll. In whatever direction is downhill. I have big feet. Happened again to me, I bumped the brake pedal (but not enough to apply the brakes to stop) when attempting to pull forwards…

    filed May 3, 2025

  • The following will happen in drive or reverse. Causing the vehicle to enter a free roll condition. If the vehicle detects both pedals are pressed. The vehicle will then disengage the motors and the brakes. And it will free roll. The vehicle does not successfully maintain stop and hold in this case…

    filed Nov 7, 2024

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other Model 3 years

YearReportsShare
2025 Model 322%
2024 Model 331%
2023 Model 392%
2021 Model 3173%
2020 Model 382%
2019 Model 3102%
2018 Model 3263%
Model 3 power train problems by year →

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.