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2025 Tesla Model 3 Lane Departure Problems

NHTSA lists 18 lane-departure complaints for the 2025 Tesla Model 3, 15% of the 117 total complaints filed for the year. Six of those complaints involve a crash and two involve injuries. No related recall is listed for this issue.

Lane Departure complaints
18
15% of 117
Crashes reported
6
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Median mileage
—
Related recalls
0

Typical lane departure system symptoms owners report

  • Full Self-Driving or Autopilot fails to hold the lane and drifts toward oncoming traffic, including a case where the car did not recognize yellow double lines on a turn.
  • Steering wheel locks or resists input mid-turn, forcing the driver over a curb or into a fixed object.
  • Autopilot or FSD makes a sudden, unprompted steering correction that pushes the car into an adjacent lane and into another vehicle.
  • Steering feels unusually heavy or hard to turn while Full Self-Driving is engaged, then the condition clears on its own after a few minutes.
  • FSD drifts into an occupied left lane despite an oncoming vehicle already in that lane, requiring driver intervention to avoid a collision.
  • Vehicle continues moving forward at a stopped red light after initially recognizing and stopping for it, while lane-keeping also falters.

When 2025 Tesla Model 3 lane departure system complaints were filed

First complaint Feb 17, 2025, latest Sep 8, 2026.

2025 Tesla Model 3 lane departure complaints: complaints filed per month2Feb 2025May 2025Oct 2025Dec 2025Apr 2026Jul 2026
18 complaints filed with NHTSA from Feb 2025 to Sep 2026; peak May 2025 (2).

Lane Departure recalls for the 2025 Tesla Model 3

No safety recalls on record for this model year.

Lane Departure complaints by Model 3 model year

Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.

  1. 20174 (15%)
  2. 201851 (5%)
  3. 201970 (11%)
  4. 202035 (8%)
  5. 202132 (5%)
  6. 202244 (6%)
  7. 202327 (6%)
  8. 202415 (7%)
  9. 202518 (15%)

Frequently asked questions

How many lane departure complaints does the 2025 Tesla Model 3 have?
NHTSA lists 18 lane-departure complaints for the 2025 Tesla Model 3, which is 15% of the 117 total complaints filed for the model year.
Is there a recall for the 2025 Tesla Model 3 lane departure issue?
No. NHTSA does not list any related recall tied to this lane-departure problem area for the 2025 Model 3.
Have these lane departure issues caused crashes or injuries?
Yes. Of the 18 lane-departure complaints, 6 involved a crash and 2 involved an injury, according to NHTSA data.
How does 2025 compare to other Model 3 years for lane departure complaints?
The 2025 Model 3's 15% share of complaints tied to lane departure is higher than every other model year listed, which range from 5% to 11%, though 2025 has fewer raw complaints (18) than years like 2018 (51) or 2019 (70).

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.