2023 Tesla Model 3 Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 69 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2023 Tesla Model 3, 16% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 25,737 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (32% of reports).
- 69vehicle speed control complaints
- 25,737median miles at failure
- 21mention a crash
- 9mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 85%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 22 of 69 complaints (32%)
- Suddenly accelerated: mentioned in 10 of 69 complaints (14%)
- Phantom braking: mentioned in 7 of 69 complaints (10%)
- Apparent reason: mentioned in 5 of 69 complaints (7%)
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 6 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 69 complaints, 21 mention a crash, 9 an injury.
Tesla Model 3 vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Model 3 | 2 | 7% | — |
| 2025 Model 3 | 14 | 12% | 9,840 |
| 2024 Model 3 | 20 | 9% | — |
| 2023 Model 3 | 69 | 16% | 25,737 |
| 2022 Model 3 | 171 | 22% | 2,900 |
| 2021 Model 3 | 123 | 18% | 10,650 |
| 2020 Model 3 | 69 | 15% | 1,470 |
| 2019 Model 3 | 71 | 12% | 5,300 |
| 2018 Model 3 | 90 | 9% | 9,999 |
| 2017 Model 3 | 4 | 15% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control 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.
Tesla has done away with a set maximum speed control when on FSD and uses speed profiles. These profiles can have the car speed at huge differences from the actual speed limit. Tesla previously gave the driver the option to control the maximum speed but eliminated it with version 14 FSD software.
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…
Whilst driving on highways which feature multiple speed limits - eg. 70 cars, 65 Trucks, 60 Buses. If full self driving more or when in adaptive cruise control - the car systems fail to recognize the restriction linked to the lower speed limits. As a result, you can be driving on Full Self Drive at…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2023 Tesla Model 3s have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 69 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2023 Tesla Model 3 (16% 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 vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 25,737 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2023 Tesla Model 3?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 22 of 69 complaints, followed by “suddenly accelerated” (10).
Other 2023 Tesla Model 3 problems
See all 2023 Tesla Model 3 problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Model 3 years.