Tesla recall statistics span software remedies, large potentially involved populations, campaign completion and reported outcomes. The figures below are U.S. measures from NHTSA reports and Tesla filings, with recall populations distinguished from confirmed failures and unique owners.
Key Tesla Recall Statistics
The most broadly useful figures are:
- In recall year 2022, 3,738,144 Tesla vehicles were remedied by OTA updates in U.S. light-vehicle recall reporting.
- In recall year 2024, 5,098,363 Tesla vehicles were remedied by OTA updates in U.S. light-vehicle recall reporting.
- NHTSA’s 2024 completion-rate table covered 12 Tesla recalls representing 2,183,559 vehicles in the United States.
- Recall 22V-045 had 817,143 potentially involved vehicles and a 97.4% eighth-quarter completion rate in the United States.
- Recall 22V-235 had 594,894 potentially involved vehicles and a 99.6% eighth-quarter completion rate in the United States.
- Recall 21V-002 had 356,309 potentially involved vehicles and a 66.0% eighth-quarter completion rate in the United States.
- Recall 23V-838 listed 2,031,220 potentially involved U.S. Tesla vehicles with an estimated defect percentage of 100%.
- Recall 22V-702 listed 1,096,762 potentially involved U.S. Tesla vehicles with an estimated defect percentage of 100%.
- Recall 23V-385 listed 137 potentially involved U.S. Model Y vehicles with an estimated defect percentage of 10%.
- Recall 24V-153 listed 6,842 potentially involved U.S. Tesla vehicles with an estimated defect percentage of 100%.
- Recall 24V-153 included six vehicle groups across Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y filing categories.
- As of January 22, 2024, Tesla had identified 81 potentially related warranty claims for the 24V-035 rearview-camera condition in the United States.
- As of January 22, 2024, Tesla reported zero known crashes related to the 24V-035 camera condition in the United States.
- As of January 22, 2024, Tesla reported zero known injuries related to the 24V-035 camera condition in the United States.
- As of January 22, 2024, Tesla reported zero known deaths related to the 24V-035 camera condition in the United States.
- In 2024, NHTSA recorded 1,073 U.S. vehicle and equipment safety recalls.
- More than 29.3 million vehicles were recalled in the United States in 2024.
- NHTSA’s 2024 annual report recorded 4,752,050 vehicles under do-not-drive or park-outside advisories for recalls from 2024.
Contents
- Key Tesla Recall Statistics
- Tesla Recall Statistics by Year and OTA Remedy Volume
- Tesla Recall Completion Rates and Unresolved Vehicles
- Largest Tesla Recall Populations and Model Coverage
- Tesla Recall Statistics by Safety System and Defect Type
- Tesla Recall Outcomes: Claims, Crashes, Injuries and Deaths
- Tesla Recall Data in the Wider U.S. Recall Context
Tesla Recall Statistics by Year and OTA Remedy Volume
NHTSA’s 2024 Annual Recall Report records vehicles remedied by over-the-air updates by recall year. These are campaign-based reporting measures, not unique Tesla owners or a count of vehicles across all campaigns without overlap.
| Recall year | Tesla vehicles remedied by OTA | All light-vehicle manufacturers remedied by OTA |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,567 | 337,592 |
| 2021 | 11,728 | 1,964,505 |
| 2022 | 3,738,144 | 5,226,126 |
| 2023 | 2,569,151 | 2,681,425 |
| 2024 | 5,098,363 | 6,769,773 |
Source: 2024 Annual Recall Report. The all-manufacturer column is context rather than a Tesla-only measure, and vehicles can appear in more than one recall campaign.
The Tesla OTA totals rose from 2,567 vehicles for recalls from 2020 to 11,728 for 2021, then reached 3,738,144 in 2022. The report records 2,569,151 for 2023 and 5,098,363 for 2024, while the all-manufacturer totals are not directly equivalent to Tesla’s campaign mix.
Tesla Recall Completion Rates and Unresolved Vehicles
NHTSA’s 2024 Recall Completion Rate Report selected Tesla campaigns that had an eighth quarterly report submitted in 2024. The cohort covered 12 recalls and 2,183,559 vehicles in the United States, but it was not every Tesla recall.
| Recall | Population | Eighth-quarter completion |
|---|---|---|
| 22V-045 | 817,143 | 97.4% |
| 22V-235 | 594,894 | 99.6% |
| 21V-002 | 356,309 | 66.0% |
| 22V-296 | 129,960 | 99.9% |
| 21V-00B | 130,441 | 87.1% |
| 22V-263 | 48,184 | 100.0% |
| 22V-818 | 40,168 | 100.0% |
| 22V-050 | 26,681 | 99.9% |
| 22V-798 | 24,064 | 78.9% |
| 21V-868 | 7,600 | 84.6% |
| 22V-233 | 7,289 | 80.6% |
| 21V-912 | 826 | 73.9% |
Source: Recall Completion Rate Report 2024. NHTSA cautions that completion rates should not be compared across recalls or manufacturers because vehicle age, recall subject, parts availability and supply-chain factors differ.
The campaign-specific spread is substantial: 22V-263 and 22V-818 reached 100.0%, while 21V-002 stood at 66.0%. “Total remedied” in the related quarterly reporting can include remedied, inspected-without-remedy and returned-to-inventory products, so completion is not simply a count of repair-shop visits.
For recall 22V-045, the quarterly report recorded 762,749 remedied vehicles out of a population of 817,143 in report quarter 2022-3. The report’s definition includes remedied, inspected-without-remedy and returned-to-inventory products.
Largest Tesla Recall Populations and Model Coverage
A recall population is the number of potentially involved products identified by a filing. It is not a confirmed failure count, an incident count or a count of unique owners.
| Recall | Potentially involved | Estimated defect percentage | Main coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23V-838 | 2,031,220 | 100% | Certain Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y vehicles with Autosteer |
| 22V-702 | 1,096,762 | 100% | Certain U.S.-market Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y vehicles |
| 23V-385 | 137 | 10% | Model Y |
Sources: Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-838, Part 573 Safety Recall Report 22V-702, and Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-385.
Recall 23V-838, filed in December 2023, covered certain 2012–2023 Model S vehicles equipped with Autosteer, all 2016–2023 Model X vehicles in the described production population, all 2017–2023 Model 3 vehicles in that population, and all 2020–2023 Model Y vehicles in that population. Production was described through December 7, 2023, and the model-year wording remained conditional on equipment and production criteria.
Recall 22V-702, filed November 1, 2022, covered selected U.S.-market vehicles subject to FMVSS 118 Section 5. Its coverage included certain 2021–2022 Model S and Model X vehicles, certain 2017–2022 Model 3 vehicles, and certain 2020–2022 Model Y vehicles identified from manufacturing records.
The smaller 23V-385 filing listed 137 potentially involved Model Y vehicles and an estimated defect percentage of 10%. That percentage is Tesla’s campaign estimate, not a fleetwide defect rate.
Tesla Recall Statistics by Safety System and Defect Type
The 24V-153 filing illustrates how a software condition can span several Tesla model groups. Filed February 27, 2024, it listed 6,842 potentially involved vehicles and an estimated defect percentage of 100% for specified Intel infotainment and software-reset conditions.
The six filing groups covered Model S, Model X, Model 3 and Model Y across specified model years, rather than six equal-sized samples. The affected population included 2013 and 2016–2021 Model S vehicles, 2016 and 2018–2021 Model X vehicles, 2018–2022 Model 3 vehicles, and 2020–2022 Model Y vehicles meeting the processor and software criteria.
The filing states that the pedestrian warning system was muted after a factory reset on affected vehicles. It identifies FMVSS No.
141 as the applicable minimum sound requirement for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Source: Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-153.
Another software-focused filing, 24V-035, identified releases 2023.44.30 through 2023.44.30.6 and 2023.44.100 as involved versions. The software-version count describes the filing scope, not the number of vehicles affected.
Source: Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-035.
Tesla Recall Outcomes: Claims, Crashes, Injuries and Deaths
Tesla’s 24V-035 filing provides a bounded outcome snapshot for a rearview-camera condition. As of January 22, 2024, Tesla had identified 81 warranty claims potentially related to the condition, while reporting zero known crashes, zero known injuries and zero known deaths related to it.
These are manufacturer awareness statements at the filing date. They do not establish that every potentially related warranty claim was caused by the recalled condition, nor do they prove that no unreported crash occurred.
The same filing records an 11-calendar-day chronology from receipt of the first report on December 26, 2023 to assessment activity on January 5, 2024. Tesla began deploying the OTA remedy on December 28, two days after the first reported camera-feed complaints, began deployment to all affected vehicles on January 3, 2024, and placed a containment hold on new, undelivered vehicles on January 8, 2024.
The deployment dates are milestones rather than proof that every affected vehicle installed the update immediately. The chronology therefore measures response activity, not full-population completion time.
Source: Part 573 Safety Recall Report 24V-035.
Tesla Recall Data in the Wider U.S. Recall Context
Tesla figures sit within a much broader U.S. recall system that includes all manufacturers and some non-vehicle products. NHTSA recorded 1,073 vehicle and equipment safety recalls in calendar year 2024, and more than 29.3 million vehicles were recalled in the United States during that year.
| 2024 U.S. recall measure | Reported total | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle and equipment safety recalls | 1,073 | All covered U.S. recalls |
| Vehicles recalled | More than 29.3 million | All manufacturers |
| Car seats recalled | More than 600,000 | Non-vehicle product category |
| Tires recalled | More than 1.3 million | Non-vehicle product category |
Source: Consumer Alert: Check for Safety Recalls. Car-seat and tire totals should not be combined with Tesla vehicle counts.
The annual report also recorded 4,752,050 vehicles under do-not-drive or park-outside advisories for recalls from 2024. The corresponding all-manufacturer totals were 732,210 for recalls from 2023, 28,611 for 2022, 12,249 for 2021 and 35,726 for 2020.
| Recall year | Vehicles under do-not-drive or park-outside advisories |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 35,726 |
| 2021 | 12,249 |
| 2022 | 28,611 |
| 2023 | 732,210 |
| 2024 | 4,752,050 |
Source: 2024 Annual Recall Report. These are all-manufacturer advisory totals, not Tesla-only recalls, and advisories are not the same as all recalls.
Finally, NHTSA’s 2024 annual report recorded three autonomous-driving-system recalls in 2024. That category is not a Tesla recall count and may include other manufacturers, so it should be read as regulatory context rather than a Tesla-specific trend.