2026 Tesla Model X problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Wheels (1) · Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Steering (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Tesla Model X model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-04 · SB-26-18-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
on some model s and model x vehicles, the compression gap of the hvac drain funnel seal is wider than intended, which may cause water ingress. inspect the sponge area of the hvac drain funnel for water ingress. if water ingress is present, rework the hvac drain funnel seal.
What owners report
2026-10-29 · Unknown Or Other“driving with fsd the car stopped right in front of dive way it was far away from the garage door moving little bit back and forth. slight press of the gas paddle caused the car to accelerate going through the garage door with no sign of stopping and ended with my car crashing through our house wall. all four air bag deployed. …”
2026-09-29 · Steering“in july 2026, tesla sold me a yoke steering wheel for my 2026 model x long range and tesla's service team installed it. on september 3, 2026, tesla informed me the yoke is incompatible with my vehicle configuration and that the vehicle will not receive over-the-air software updates until the original round steering wheel is reinstalled. the vehicle…”
2026-08-28 · Vehicle Speed Control“for over the past 18 months, tesla fsd software deliberately removed the driver’s ability to control following distance, instead replacing it with fuzzy descriptions of “mad max, hurry, standard, chill, and sloth.” as a result the car cannot maintain a safe highway following distance as determined by the driver. when in hurry and or standard mode…”
2026-06-23 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“in january my parents tesla in self driving mode drove them straight through a building. the breaks didn't deploy, the airbags didn't deploy and the steering wheel was shaking and unresponsive. thankfully no one was seriously injured. that said, there was a lot of physical damage to the restaurant/building and the car was completely totaled. we ar…”
2026-05-25 · Wheels“ incident description: i was driving on the highway using tesla full self-driving (fsd) / fsd supervised at approximately 65+ mph. traffic conditions were moderate, and weather and visibility conditions were clear. while fsd was actively engaged, my phone began ringing. as i briefly attempted to silence the ringing phone, the fsd system unexpecte…”
2026-04-27 · Service Brakes“in april 13th, 2026 while driving from the house through community, i suddenly stopped at the cross roads due to unexpected conditions. during this event, a coffee mug placed in the cup holder tipped over and spilled liquid onto the center console area—near the phone charging pad and critical control panel used for gear selection and essential driv…”
2026-04-02 · Seats“on april 1st 2026, our brand-new 2026 tesla model x, 6-seat configuration, experienced a dangerous third-row seat incident. our dog slipped into a blind spot beneath/behind the third-row seat while the seat was folded down. after the dog became trapped, the powered third-row seat would not respond, and there was no usable manual release or mechanic…”
2026-03-06 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control · 💥 crash“tesla has auto-park in the supervised fsd. my wife was using it to park the car in a public garage and it hit a post. the car was damaged. it was too quick for my wife to intervene. i know it is supervised, but there is no time to intervene when it comes to parking where the spot to park is close to other cars or posts anyway.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.