2023 Tesla Model 3 Service Brakes Problems
Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about service brakes problems on the 2023 Tesla Model 3, 13% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 9,683 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (30% of reports).
- 54service brakes complaints
- 9,683median miles at failure
- 21mention a crash
- 7mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 73%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Cruise control: mentioned in 16 of 54 complaints (30%)
- Phantom braking: mentioned in 8 of 54 complaints (15%)
- Slammed brakes: mentioned in 5 of 54 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do service brakes problems happen?
Based on 2 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 54 complaints, 21 mention a crash, 7 an injury.
Tesla Model 3 service brakes complaints by model year
| Model year | Service Brakes complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Model 3 | 1 | 3% | 450 |
| 2025 Model 3 | 12 | 10% | — |
| 2024 Model 3 | 4 | 2% | 13,816 |
| 2023 Model 3 | 54 | 13% | 9,683 |
| 2022 Model 3 | 167 | 22% | 3,500 |
| 2021 Model 3 | 126 | 19% | 18,000 |
| 2020 Model 3 | 46 | 10% | 850 |
| 2019 Model 3 | 60 | 10% | 5,000 |
| 2018 Model 3 | 88 | 9% | 4,750 |
| 2017 Model 3 | 3 | 12% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists service brakes for the 2023 Tesla Model 3. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I have a group of individuals that are hacking all of my accounts and trying to steal my car. They first hacked my emails then my Tesla account and now they are actually on the Teslas computer system and have been in the vehicle accessing the screen. After they hacked the system and stopped updates…
I was driving with plenty of distance between me and the car in front of me. The car in front of me had stopped and the Automatic Emergency Braking System on my car went on. Thankfully, there was no car behind me, otherwise, I would have been hit. The sudden stopping has caused me significant lower…
On XXX at around 3:30 PM EST, I was driving my 2023 Tesla Model 3 on [XXX] about 10 miles outside of [XXX]. I had the adaptive cruise control set at 75 mph. I was driving in the right lane of the two available lanes of travel in that direction. I noticed an unattended car on the right shoulder…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2023 Tesla Model 3s have service brakes problems?
No. NHTSA has 54 owner complaints about service brakes for the 2023 Tesla Model 3 (13% of the 428 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2023 Tesla Model 3 service brakes?
No recall currently lists service brakes for this vehicle.
At what mileage do service brakes problems start?
The median reported mileage is 9,683 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about service brakes problems on the 2023 Tesla Model 3?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 16 of 54 complaints, followed by “phantom braking” (8).
Other 2023 Tesla Model 3 problems
See all 2023 Tesla Model 3 problems or service brakes problems across all Model 3 years.