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Tesla Model 3 clunking / rattling reports by year

37 NHTSA complaints describe clunks, knocks and rattles on Tesla Model 3 vehicles. The most reported year is 2018 with 22 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2020 Model 372%
2019 Model 381%
2018 Model 3222%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.