2023 Tesla Model 3 · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 54owner reports
- 11,000median miles
- $1,800median quote
- 21involved a crash
Newest report Aug 27, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026
54 of the 417 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 54 reports
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2023 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.
What owners paid
5 of the 54 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $1,500 to $2,167.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 6,000 and 48,380 miles, from the 8 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Emergency braking applied when no other vehicles were in sight. Braking was hard enough to spill coffee. Seems to occur when adaptive cruise control is on. Happened about 10 times on recent road trip. Lucky no one was behind us! Felt very unsafe.”
Filed Aug 6, 2023
“on July 18th around, 7:00PM, the location is 1688 Hostetter Road Pacific, Rim Lane, San Jose, CA 95131. when I parked my car, and the car almost stop, the car suddenly unintended accelerated and hit another car. the car I used Creep mode, not Hold mode. I definitely sure my foot on the break.”
Filed Jul 31, 2023
“We have experienced several episodes of the car suddenly breaking for no reason when using cruise control. The speed is very quickly reduced a good 15 mph without warning.this is not only very alarming as drivers/passengers but it is incredibly dangerous. If there was a car following closely behind us, they would have hit us.”
Filed Jul 8, 2023
“While in cruise control vehicle will brake hard as if it detects something in front but thereâs really a clear road.”
Filed Jul 1, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 21 of 54 reports involved a crash and 10 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.
Other problems on this car
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 91 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 84 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 38 reports