2024 Tesla Model 3 vehicle speed control problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2024 Tesla Model 3 — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While turning right, I slowed down and put on my turn lights. The vehicle accelerated all of a sudden and did a sharp right. There was a vehicle in front of me in the opposite direction and my car turned very sharply to avoid it. The accelerator pedal was fully pressed down and for that fraction of…”
filed Jun 26, 2026
“Component/system that failed: Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software version 14.x (2025.38.x and later). The issue is software-only and remains installed on any vehicle updated to v14. Description of safety defect: FSD v14 deliberately removes the driver’s ability to set or adjust maximum…”
filed Nov 27, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Model 3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Model 3 | 14 | 13% |
| 2023 Model 3 | 67 | 16% |
| 2022 Model 3 | 171 | 23% |
| 2021 Model 3 | 123 | 19% |
| 2020 Model 3 | 69 | 16% |
| 2019 Model 3 | 71 | 12% |
| 2018 Model 3 | 89 | 9% |
| 2017 Model 3 | 4 | 15% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2024 Tesla Model 3
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.