This data comes from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database and reflects consumer complaints, not proven violations.

CFPB complaint data Grade D 45 complaints

Tesla, Inc. - Debt Collector Complaint Profile

CFPB complaint profile across 16 states, reputation grade D.

Complaints by issue type

What consumers report about Tesla, Inc.

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database
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Data updated September 2026

CFPB complaint disposition

CCDB record tesla-inc Tesla, Inc.

Grade D · 45 CFPB filings · 91% timely · lead issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

  • VOL 45
  • GRADE D
  • 12MO 13
  • STATES 16
  • TIMELY 91%
  • ISSUE Attempts to collect debt n…
  • RANK #1,274
  • COMPOSE Not ranked

Volume peers

Nearest volume peer: Account Brokers Inc. (45 complaints)

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CFPB complaint volume neighbourhood (this collector + nearest volume peers)

Tesla, Inc.'s 45 CFPB complaints sit next to Account Brokers Inc. on the volume neighbourhood; peer NAMES stay, and disposition VALUES are this collector's. Grades compare collectors to each other - a complaint is a filing, not a proven violation. How to read a complaint count →

How the 45 complaints break down

Every complaint issue type on record for Tesla, Inc., not just the top ones shown above.

Reputation score breakdown

D
Composite reputation score
50.7/100
Tesla, Inc.

Blends complaint volume, timely-response rate, dispute rate, and recent trend from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database into one comparable 0-100 score. Not an official CFPB rating and not a finding of wrongdoing — see methodology for the exact formula.

Complaint volume D
45
Fewer complaints relative to graded peers scores higher; volume reflects footprint as much as conduct.
Timely response A
91%
Share of complaints answered inside the CFPB’s 15-day window.
Dispute rate N/A
N/A
No dispute rate reported.
Recent trend D
Rising
Whether the last 12 months of complaints are rising, stable, or falling vs the prior period.

State-heavy filing map

42.2% of Tesla, Inc.'s CFPB filings land in California

Concentration is computed from this collector's company_states rows only, not a national baseline. Corpus placement method.

Dominant state
California 42.2%
19 of 45 filings · 16 states touched
Spike month
2026-02 17.4%
4 filings that month · spiky (≥15% of series)
Corpus ranks
#1,274 volume
Composite not ranked (fewer than 200 complaints)
Volume rank among 5,420 collectors

How does Tesla, Inc. compare to its peers?

How does Tesla, Inc. compare? Versus a similar-volume peer and the national average (collectors with ≥50 total complaints), drawn from 10 collectors with a comparable complaint count
Tesla, Inc. National average
Complaints (last 12 mo)lower is better
13
0
268
Timely-response ratehigher is better
91%
78%
91%
Consumer-dispute ratelower is better
0%
15%
19%

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database.

Response speed vs. dispute rate, among similar-volume collectors

Timely response and dispute rate track only weakly together nationally (r=0.22 among collectors with 5+ complaints): answering promptly does not reliably buy Tesla, Inc. a lower dispute rate.

Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 8 entities by Timely response rate (%) (X) and Dispute rate (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Responsive but disputedSlow & disputedResponsive & trustedSlow but undisputed 0%20%40%60%80%100%120% 0%10%20%30%40% Timely response rate (%) Dispute rate (%) Tesla, Inc. vs. 8 similar-volume peers, by response speed and dispute rate Systematic National Collection, Inc.Trust Financial LLCSolutions To Portfolios, LLCVeripro Solutions Inc.Professional Recovery Consultants, Inc.ZIONS BANCORPORATIONNortheast Collection BureauLotane & Associates, P.A.
Source: CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Tesla, Inc.'s complaint volume in context

Tesla, Inc. vs all collectors by complaint volume

Where this collector's total CFPB complaint count sits among every tracked debt collector (volume, not a quality ranking)

45 Top 24% higher than 76% of 5,420 collectors

0–20: 3,504 collectors (65%). Below this entry. 20–40: 565 collectors (10%). Below this entry. 40–60: 260 collectors (5%). This entry sits in this band. 60–80: 163 collectors (3%). Above this entry. 80–100: 112 collectors (2%). Above this entry. 100–120: 63 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 120–140: 67 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 140–160: 53 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 160–180: 42 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 180–200: 55 collectors (1%). Above this entry. 200–220: 536 collectors (10%). Above this entry. Tesla, Inc. 0 220 tracked debt collectors, bucketed by value

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Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database · September 2026

Complaint Trend (24 months)

Rising ↑
2017-04 2026-02

Issue Detail Breakdown

Issue Complaints
Attempts to collect debt not owed
18
Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
12
False statements or representation
6
Written notification about debt
3
Communication tactics
3
Electronic communications
2
Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly
1

Where do complaints against Tesla, Inc. come from?

Tesla, Inc.'s own per-state count, not a national baseline.

Top states by complaints against Tesla, Inc.

Across 16 states with at least one filing

complaints
Source CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Compare beyond geography

Nationwide peers by volume & timely response

Two PlainCollector-derived comparison paths for Tesla, Inc.: nearest all-time CFPB complaint volume and nearest CFPB timely-response rate among collectors with at least 100 logged complaints. State breakdowns above stay geographic; these neighborhoods vary by metric.

Similar filing volume

Nearest collectors by total CFPB complaints. This record: 45.

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Data sourced from the CFPB Consumer Complaint Database. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCollector

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Consumer Complaint Database, 1,139,236 debt collection complaints are represented in the current PlainCollector snapshot. See our methodology for how PlainCollector computes each company's reputation grade from this data.

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