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2013 Tesla Model S hesitation / surging reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2013 Tesla Model S — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Hesitation / surging reports
1%
share of complaints
70,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Model S years

2016 Model S7
2015 Model S5
Model S hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2013 Tesla Model S

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 2013 Tesla Model S report before drawing conclusions.