Zero DSRYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Zero DSR.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints2Top: Electrical system Safety recalls52018–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Zero DSR years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the DSR median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Zero DSR problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Electrical system

1Engine

1Exterior lighting

1Fuel/propulsion system

1Service brakes

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	2	0
Engine	1	0
Exterior lighting	1	0
Fuel/propulsion system	1	0
Service brakes	1	0

5 recalls

Zero DSR recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings26V-048 · 2024–2025 · Jan 28, 2026 · 118 vehicles Electrical system: wiring25V-587 · 2024 · Sep 9, 2025 · 319 vehicles Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings25V-459 · 2024 · Jul 11, 2025 · 44 vehicles Propulsion system: dc/dc converter20V-640 · 2021 · Oct 15, 2020 · 64 vehicles Other: labels17V-762 · 2018 · Nov 28, 2017 · 36 vehicles