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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5YJ3E1EA4MF••••••2021 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2021 Tesla MODEL 3 — 20 complaints per build across 33 builds.
23on this build
644on the model
33builds in total
3involved a crash
4injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 12Service Brakes 5Seat Belts 3Engine 2
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashOct 2024
Unknown
Forward Collision AvoidancecrashAug 2022
I was driving SB on N Gate Rd in Vacaville, approaching the gate for Travis AFB. There was traffic backed up at the gate and I put the car into Autopilot to negotiate the stop and go traffic. I had been in Autopilot for maybe 50 yards when the car suddenly accelerated on it's…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashFeb 2022
My Tesla 3 accelerated out of control when parking at my place of work which is a daycare center. I could have killed children, others and myself. My foot was fully pressed on the brake. Tesla is claiming it is driver error. That is false my foot was pressed fully on the brake.…
SuspensionAug 2024
The contact owns a 2021 Tesla Model 3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed the contact noticed a knocking sound coming from the suspension with no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed as the front…
Seat BeltsAug 2024
Rear left seatbelt randomly stopped latching properly. Seat belt buckle goes into the latch but doesn't stick inside and just slides right out
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5YJ3E1EA4MF850324 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.