2025 Tesla Model 3 lane departure problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the lane departure on the 2025 Tesla Model 3 — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I am filing a formal safety complaint regarding a severe braking and stability control failure that resulted in unpredictable, highly dangerous vehicle behavior. While driving, the vehicle displayed a cascade of critical system failures, throwing error codes APP_w009 (AEB disabled), DI_a222…”
filed Jul 20, 2026
“Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) repeatedly ignored the “Avoid Toll Roads” navigation setting and attempted last-second lane changes into Express Toll Lanes at freeway speeds. This has occurred approximately 10 times. I was repeatedly forced to take over steering immediately to avoid entering…”
filed Jul 1, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Lane Departure problems in other Model 3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Model 3 | 14 | 7% |
| 2023 Model 3 | 27 | 7% |
| 2022 Model 3 | 44 | 6% |
| 2021 Model 3 | 31 | 5% |
| 2020 Model 3 | 35 | 8% |
| 2019 Model 3 | 69 | 11% |
| 2018 Model 3 | 51 | 5% |
| 2017 Model 3 | 4 | 15% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 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.