Tesla Model X — YEARS TO AVOID
Data updated 2026-09-01. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.
Avoid: 2016, 2017 · Best bets: 2021, 2019, 2020, 2022
COMPLAINT HISTORY
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| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 445 |
| 2017 | 268 |
| 2018 | 191 |
| 2019 | 100 |
| 2020 | 124 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 125 |
| 2023 | 192 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 |
EVERY YEAR, RANKED
| Year | Ranking | Complaints | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not enough data | 5 | Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2025 | Not enough data | 14 | Only 14 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2024 | Not enough data | 26 | Only 26 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2023 | Caution | 192 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2022 | Recommended | 125 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2021 | Recommended | 40 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2020 | Recommended | 124 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2019 | Recommended | 100 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2018 | Caution | 191 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2017 | Avoid | 268 | This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year. |
| 2016 | Avoid | 445 | This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year. |
| 2015 | Not enough data | 0 | Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |