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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.
5YJ3E1EA7JF••••••2018 Tesla MODEL 3
That is about average for the 2018 Tesla MODEL 3 — 39 complaints per build across 25 builds.
58on this build
982on the model
25builds in total
6involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedSuspension 10Air Bags 10Electrical System 8Structure 6
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashAug 2024
I was involved in a rear-end collision where I was completely stopped at a green light due to traffic congestion and the person driving behind me hit my car from behind that caused me to hit the car in front of me. The impact was hard that the Tesla model 3 immediately turned on…
Electrical SystemcrashApr 2023
The Tesla was parked and locked unoccupied with all security features enabled. When I returned to the car the front driver's side was completely crumpled with the bodywork torn , like it was reveresed in to. I was gone about 30 minutes. The car gave no notification on the app,…
Exterior LightingcrashDec 2021
The steering system failed. I'm not sure about the availability for inspection. My safety was put at risk when my car collided with another car. I had just pulled out of my driveway and turned to go down the street a short distance from a stop sign where I would turn left. From…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashDec 2019
When I turned into park space and stopped, my car suddenly accelerated, hit two poles a few feet in front of my car, and damage the car bumper. This is a familiar park space which I parked many time previously. The might accelerate itself. I asked tesla for my driving data log…
StructurecrashMay 2019
I turned into my driveway and was going to pull into my garage to park the car, when the car accelerated suddenly and violently and crashed into the front stone wall of our house. The stone wall is damaged and the front right side of the tesla has significant damages
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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 5YJ3E1EA7JF045951 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.