Tesla Model Y problems, by model year and system
4,200 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Tesla Model Y 2019–2027, and the 7 systems the record is deep on — automatic emergency braking (2,687), cruise control (583), electrical (556), brake (546), steering (465). Each system has a page across the years; 20 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsAutomatic emergency braking problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Cruise control problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Lane-keeping problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Suspension problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Tesla Model Y complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | automatic emergency braking | cruise control | electrical | brake | steering | lane-keeping | suspension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 382 in all | 146 | 31 | 55 | — | 44 | 55 | 29 |
| 2025 101 in all | 58 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 23 | — |
| 2024 325 in all | 174 | 37 | 62 | 27 | 24 | 59 | — |
| 2023 1,167 in all | 630 | 167 | 122 | 154 | 212 | 93 | 127 |
| 2022 865 in all | 696 | 140 | 121 | 132 | 58 | 81 | 37 |
| 2021 1,080 in all | 846 | 161 | 149 | 182 | 93 | 93 | 77 |
| 2020 280 in all | 137 | 37 | 28 | 36 | 26 | 36 | 31 |
| 2019 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Tesla Model Y system draws the most complaints?
Automatic emergency braking: 2,687 complaints across 9 model years, 64% of everything owners filed about the Tesla Model Y. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Tesla Model Y year has the most complaints?
2023 (1,167), 2021 (1,080), 2022 (865). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.