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Every model year 2019–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

9 Model years 2019–2027

103 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

4,292 Complaints owner reports, all years

A^* Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2019 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Model Y →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every Tesla Model Y model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Electric	A^*	0	0	—	328 mi
2026	Electric	D	8	419	★★★★★	357 mi
2025	Electric	B	3	108	★★★★★	337 mi
2024	Electric	C	5	328	★★★★★	320 mi
2023	Electric	F	17	1,188	★★★★★	330 mi
2022	Electric	F	20	874	★★★★★	330 mi
2021	Electric	F	23	1,092	★★★★★	326 mi
2020	Electric	F	24	283	★★★★★	316 mi
2019	Electric	B	3	0	—	316 mi

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2019

On the filed record so far, the 2019 is the cleanest Model Y year we hold, and the 2023 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2019	B	0.4	0
2020	F	4	47
2021	F	4.6	218
2022	F	5	218	1 critical
2023	F	5.7	396	1 critical

Which Tesla Model Y years reported which system early

Source: NHTSA complaints, odometer at report

Earliest on the record: 2021 electrical system complaints at 0.1× the mileage of same-age vehicles (median 2,800 miles). Latest: 2026 electrical system at 1.97× (5,900 miles).

Year	Electrical System	Forward Collision Avoidance	Suspension
2026	1.97×	—	—
2023	0.35×	0.43×	—
2022	0.8×	0.35×	—
2021	0.1×	0.43×	0.24×
2020	—	0.42×	0.22×

Each cell is that model year’s median odometer when owners reported the system, divided by the median for the same system across every make’s complaints on the same model year. under 0.67× reported early; 1.5× or more late; a dash means too few readings. When problems get reported, not how often — complaint counts are in the table above. Across the whole fleet: which systems go first.

What owners filed about the Tesla Model Y, by system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEvery system, every year →

The systems the federal record is deep on for this nameplate: the complaints per model year, the mileage owners reported them at, and every recall, investigation and manufacturer bulletin filed under the heading — each one linked, none a failure rate.

automatic emergency braking problems 2,728 complaints, every model year cruise control problems 586 complaints, every model year electrical problems 567 complaints, every model year brake problems 547 complaints, every model year steering problems 483 complaints, every model year lane-keeping problems 459 complaints, every model year suspension problems 318 complaints, every model year

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2027: best range 357 → 328 mi; 6 → 1 EPA configurations
2026: best range 337 → 357 mi; 3 → 6 EPA configurations
2025: best range 320 → 337 mi; 5 → 3 EPA configurations
2024: best range 330 → 320 mi; 3 → 5 EPA configurations
2023: 4 → 3 EPA configurations
2022: best range 326 → 330 mi; 3 → 4 EPA configurations
2021: best range 316 → 326 mi

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All Model Y head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Model Y vs Honda CR-V · Compact SUV	Model Y +26.1
2027 Model Y vs Chevrolet Equinox · Compact SUV	Toss-up
2027 Model Y vs Kia Sportage · Compact SUV	Model Y +25.6
2027 Model Y vs Jeep Wrangler · Compact SUV	Model Y +34
2027 Model Y vs Kia Sorento · Compact SUV	Model Y +27.1
2027 Model Y vs Subaru Outback · Compact SUV	Model Y +31.5
2026 Model Y vs Toyota RAV4 · Compact SUV	RAV4 +4.8
2026 Model Y vs Ford Escape · Compact SUV	Model Y +11.7
2026 Model Y vs Hyundai Tucson · Compact SUV	Tucson +9.2
2025 Model Y vs Nissan Rogue · Compact SUV	Model Y +27.9
2025 Model Y vs Toyota bZ4X · Compact SUV	bZ4X +2.2
2025 Model Y vs Toyota Corolla Cross · Compact SUV	Model Y +18.1

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Odometer at first complaint · rank 2 of 79 0.27× the mileage of same-age vehicles Tesla Model Y owners reported problems to NHTSA at a median 7,000 miles across 2020–2022 (fleet 23,512), earlier than vehicles of the same model year. 219 readings.

Common questions about the Tesla Model Y

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Tesla Model Y year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2019 Model Y comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (83/100), 3 recalls and 0 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Tesla Model Y years should I avoid?

2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every Model Y model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Tesla Model Y have?

Across model years 2019–2027, NHTSA has posted 103 recall campaigns for the Tesla Model Y. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.