Zero
Zero has 14 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2009–2025), with 22 recall campaigns and 13 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2012 (3). The component complaints name most often is electrical system (304.3 per 1,000 component mentions). The DS line has the most complaints, 4 over 12 model years.
Comparisons here are between Zero model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Zero only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0.3 | Electrical System |
| S | 10 | 10 | 4 | 0.4 | Engine |
| FX | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | Electrical System |
| SR | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | Electrical System |
| Zero S | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | Wheels |
| X | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | Fuel/Propulsion System |
| DSR | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Dsr/x | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Zero DS | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Dsrp | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Sr/f | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| XU | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Zero XU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DSP | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Zero complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Zero had?
22 NHTSA recall campaigns name Zero vehicles (model years 2009–2025). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 4,447, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Zero model line has the most complaints?
DS: 4 complaints over 12 model years (0.3 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Zero?
electrical system (304.3 per 1,000 mentions), engine (173.9 per 1,000 mentions), exterior lighting (173.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.