Zero DS
Owners filed 5 complaints across 13 model years of the Zero DS. The 2012 drew the most (2); the 2025 the fewest (0).
Model years13
Complaints5
Recalls14
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Zero DS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Zero DS years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2012 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the engine.
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.