9 NHTSA owner complaints for the 2016 Tesla Model S mention the control arm. Usable reported mileage (n=8) has a median of 10,000 mi.
Owner complaints whose text directly mentions this component.
Same vehicle, mapped category, part not named.
Replacement listings that match this model year.
These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
A damaged control arm or its bushings can change alignment and, if the arm fails, affect wheel control. Have clunks or pulling inspected.
This describes how this component can affect control, stopping, cooling, or fuel containment. It is not a recall, not a statement that this vehicle is unsafe to keep driving, and not a generic list of unrelated automotive hazards.
9 NHTSA owner complaints for this model year mention the control arm.
No additional related-system complaints were counted for this pair.
Among 8 direct-mention reports with usable odometer data, the median reported mileage is 10,000 mi.
25th percentile 3,000 mi; 75th percentile 26,699 mi. These figures describe mileage reported in owner complaints submitted to NHTSA. They do not represent the failure rate of all vehicles.
Mechanically related parts include ball joint, strut. Similar symptoms can come from those parts or from the broader system, not only from a failed control arm.
Use the related-component links on this page when those combinations are published. A system-category NHTSA report is not proof that this specific part failed.
Direct mentions are NHTSA owner narratives that contain this component or an accepted alias. Related-system counts are complaints in a mapped category that do not name the part. They are never merged. Mileage statistics use odometer values from 1 to 400,000 miles. This is not a failure rate.