Tesla Model X
Owners filed 1,541 complaints across 12 model years of the Tesla Model X. The 2016 drew the most (448); the 2026 the fewest (6).
Model years12
Complaints1,541
Recalls125
Fires14
Deaths3
Every Tesla Model X model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | Routine | |
| 2025 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2024 | 26 | 8 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 192 | 17 | 2 | 17 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 126 | 22 | 2 | 12 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2021 | 41 | 24 | — | 3 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2020 | 127 | 10 | — | 17 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2019 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 13 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2018 | 192 | 9 | 2 | 35 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 268 | 10 | 1 | 24 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 448 | 12 | 4 | 62 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Tesla Model X years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 448 complaints concentrated in the suspension. It carries 12 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.