CFPB · Narrative-heavy record
Tesla, Inc.
677 CFPB complaints · 54.1% with narratives · top issue Getting a loan or lease.
Tesla, Inc.: 54.1% of 677 filings include consumer narratives. Timely 86.6% · relief 0% · top product Vehicle loan or lease. Allegations, not findings.
- Narrative-heavy record
- +1542.9% filings 2019 to 2026
CFPB relief outcome brief
CCDB company tesla-inc
0% relief · 86.6% timely · 677 filings · Vehicle loan or lease
Same-product relief peers
Nearest relief peer: BMW Financial Services NA, LLC (0% relief)
Tesla, Inc. closes 0% with relief, below the 1.3% industry median among companies with ≥10 complaints. How CFPB response codes work →
Most of Tesla, Inc.'s 677 filings include narrative text
54.1% carry a written consumer narrative, this ledger is unusually text-rich for a CFPB company page. Counts still add to the company's total filings; narrative presence is not a severity finding.
CFPB benchmark: response within 15 calendar days of filing.
Share closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Tesla, Inc. complaint mix by product
- Vehicle loan 419 64.9% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting 65 10.1% – 0% relief
- Credit reporting, 52 8.0% – 0% relief
- Debt collection 45 7.0% – 0% relief
- Payday loan, 24 3.7% – 0% relief
- Payday loan, 24 3.7% – 0% relief
- Money transfer, 17 2.6% – 0% relief
How Tesla, Inc.'s 677 complaints split across CFPB product categories. Resolution rate badge = % closed with monetary or non-monetary relief.
Complaints by Product
| Product | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Vehicle loan or lease | 419 |
| Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports | 65 |
| Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports | 52 |
| Debt collection | 45 |
| Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan | 24 |
| Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan | 24 |
| Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service | 17 |
| Credit card | 13 |
| Checking or savings account | 8 |
| Mortgage | 4 |
| Prepaid card | 2 |
| Debt or credit management | 2 |
| Credit card or prepaid card | 2 |
Nationwide filing states for Tesla, Inc.
Top states by attributed CFPB complaint volume for this company
- Leading state
- CA
- 32.1% of this company's filings
Tesla, Inc. rising annual filings
Annual filing volume from the CFPB public database
- 2026
- 115
- +1542.9% vs 2019
Top States
| State | Complaints |
|---|---|
| CA | 217 |
| FL | 88 |
| TX | 42 |
| NJ | 34 |
| NY | 31 |
| IL | 27 |
| MD | 23 |
| AZ | 19 |
| MA | 16 |
| GA | 16 |
| WA | 15 |
| NC | 13 |
| VA | 12 |
| PA | 11 |
| OH | 10 |
| CO | 8 |
| MO | 7 |
| MN | 7 |
| NV | 6 |
| MI | 6 |
Top Issues
| Issue | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Getting a loan or lease | 162 |
| Managing the loan or lease | 114 |
| Problems at the end of the loan or lease | 91 |
| Improper use of your report | 64 |
| Incorrect information on your report | 44 |
| Repossession | 32 |
| Attempts to collect debt not owed | 18 |
| Charged fees or interest you didn't expect | 15 |
| Took or threatened to take negative or legal action | 12 |
| Problem when making payments | 11 |
| Problem with the payoff process at the end of the loan | 9 |
| Problem with a credit reporting company's investigation into an existing problem | 9 |
| Problem with additional add-on products or services | 8 |
| Problem with a company's investigation into an existing problem | 8 |
| Unable to get your credit report or credit score | 6 |
| Other transaction problem | 6 |
| Other features, terms, or problems | 6 |
| Problem with a purchase shown on your statement | 6 |
| False statements or representation | 6 |
| Struggling to pay your loan | 5 |
Yearly Trend
| Year | Complaints | Timely |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 100% |
| 2020 | 35 | 100% |
| 2021 | 45 | 100% |
| 2022 | 74 | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 90 | 100% |
| 2024 | 112 | 92% |
| 2025 | 199 | 80.9% |
| 2026 | 115 | 63.5% |
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
Tesla, Inc.'s narrative-rich complaint ledger
Tesla, Inc.'s 677 logged complaints reach a nationwide footprint - 45 states have at least one filing. 54.1% of filings carry a written consumer narrative, an unusually well-documented record. Records run from 2019 through 2026-06-25.
Tesla, Inc. answers 86.6% of complaints inside the CFPB's tracked window and closes 93.2% with a written explanation. 0% end in monetary or non-monetary relief for the consumer. Consumers disputed just 0% of responses after the company replied. "Vehicle loan or lease" draws the most filings, most often for "Getting a loan or lease."
A complaint is a consumer-reported allegation, not proven wrongdoing. See the disclaimer below for how volume relates to company size, and cross-check against the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database directly before drawing conclusions about Tesla, Inc..
Compare beyond geography
Nationwide peers by volume & timely response
Two PlainComplaint-derived comparison paths for Tesla, Inc.: nearest filing volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among companies with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.
Similar filing volume
Nearest companies by total CFPB complaints. This record: 677.
Similar timely response rate
Nearest companies by CFPB 15-day timely-response %. This record: 86.6%.
Disclaimer: This data is from CFPB public records. PlainComplaint does not provide financial advice. A complaint does not indicate that a company has violated any law or regulation. Complaint volumes are influenced by company size, customer base, and market presence. Use this data as one of many inputs when evaluating a company.
Data sourced from official public datasets for Tesla, Inc. (86.6% timely; 0% relief). methodology.
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