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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.
5YJ3E1EA6PF••••••2023 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2023 Tesla MODEL 3 — 12 complaints per build across 34 builds.
17on this build
411on the model
34builds in total
5involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedForward Collision Avoidance 9Service Brakes 5Vehicle Speed Control 5Electrical System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Lane DeparturecrashJan 2026
While driving at highway speed under normal operating conditions with the accelerator engaged and no braking input, the vehicle suddenly experienced a sustained 6-minute-12-second ADAS/EDR degradation cascade. This included OVERHEAT_PROTECT_FANONLY activation, repeated…
Air BagscrashJan 2025
UNKNOWN Moving collision resulted in insurance company describing damage as a total loss. It was inspected by an auto collision expert; his description, photos and estimate were forwarded to a claims specialist at the insurance company. The side of my head hit the window on the…
Service BrakescrashMay 2024
I was driving behind someone when a suv came over from left lane into the right lane in front of the cars that were in Front of me and made a sudden turn into a business. I was already applying the brake and was the 3 second rule behind the car in front of me, however the car…
Electrical SystemcrashAug 2023
I was coming to a stop due to a train passing by. As I got closer to the other vehicles that were waiting for the train, I let go of the acceleration and then the vehicle on its own launched forward rear ending the car in front of me
StructureDec 2025
The entire bumper assembly fell off my Tesla Model 3 during the heavy rains on December 24. I didn't see it happen. It was just missing. But it may have happened on the freeway, when we drive through a flooded area. There is a history of this happening with this model when there…
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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 5YJ3E1EA6PF470132 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.