There are 2 stored owner reports matching the body & structure leading-label group for the 2012 Tesla Model S in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)SLOWLY BACKING UP AND REAR SUB FRAME MOTOR MOUNT BROKE. ON A CITY STREET UNDER 5MPH
I HAVE A 2012 TESLA MODEL S P85 WITH 90,000 MILES. I NOTICED THE CAR FISHTAIL AGGRESSIVELY WHEN I ACCELERATED A FEW WEEKS AGO AT FREEWAY SPEEDS OF 55MPH AND ABOVE, TOOK IT IN TO TESLA SERVICE AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT I HAD A CRACK IN MY SUBFRAME. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NEVER BOTTOMED OUT OR BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD, JUST NORMAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. I WAS QUOTED $3,300 TO HAVE THIS FIXED, THEY WILL REPLACE WITH A NEW OR RE-MANUFACTURED SUBFRAME . I HAVE ATTACHED A PICTURE OF ANOTHER PERSONS SUBFRAME WHERE THE METAL SHEARED AWAY. THE AREA IN THE MIDDLE IS WHERE THE DRIVE UNIT IS PLACED, APPARENTLY THERE ARE NO MOTOR MOUNTS (RUBBER) THE DRIVE UNIT SITS DIRECTLY ON METAL (ALUMINUM). COULD THIS BE CONSIDERED METAL FATIGUE OR A BAD BATCH OF METAL RECEIVED BY TESLA.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.