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Tesla Model 3 clunking / rattling reports by year

45 NHTSA complaints describe clunks, knocks and rattles on Tesla Model 3 vehicles. The most reported year is 2018 with 24 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2021 Model 351%
2020 Model 382%
2019 Model 381%
2018 Model 3242%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.