2022 Tesla Model X vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2022 Tesla Model X — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was in the car. I had put on my seat belt and reached back to plug in my phone to charge. Before I turned back the phone accelerated forward and crashed into two cars in the parking lot.”
filed Aug 8, 2026
“On January 31, 2026, at 10:30 PM, I was driving from Fort Lauderdale to my home in Boca Raton, Florida. I was using FSD supervised mode. Close to my home, a big red image suddenly appeared, the car started accelerating fast, and I had no control over the car or its steering wheel. The car hit…”
filed Feb 1, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Model X years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Model X | 2 | 8% |
| 2023 Model X | 7 | 4% |
| 2021 Model X | 4 | 10% |
| 2020 Model X | 18 | 14% |
| 2019 Model X | 11 | 11% |
| 2018 Model X | 19 | 10% |
| 2017 Model X | 16 | 6% |
| 2016 Model X | 35 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2022 Tesla Model X
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.