Zero S
Owners filed 6 complaints across 11 model years of the Zero S. The 2026 drew the most (1); the 2026 the fewest (1).
Model years11
Complaints6
Recalls11
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Zero S model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Retro Reflector | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Zero S years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2026 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting › retro reflector.
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.