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Tesla Model 3 hesitation / surging reports by year

27 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on Tesla Model 3 vehicles. The most reported year is 2018 with 12 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2022 Model 351%
2021 Model 351%
2020 Model 351%
2018 Model 3121%

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.