2018 Tesla Model 3 hesitation / surging reports
12 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2018 Tesla Model 3 — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.
12
Hesitation / surging reports
1%
share of complaints
19,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)
Components reported on this vehicle
Hesitation / surging in other Model 3 years
| 2022 Model 3 | 5 |
| 2021 Model 3 | 5 |
| 2020 Model 3 | 6 |
Other symptoms owners describe on the 2018 Tesla Model 3
Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2018 Tesla Model 3 report before drawing conclusions.