Tesla Model Y
Owners filed 4,139 complaints across 8 model years of the Tesla Model Y. The 2023 drew the most (1,154); the 2025 the fewest (98).
Model years8
Complaints4,139
Recalls103
Fires25
Deaths10
Every Tesla Model Y model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 360 | 8 | 1 | 74 | Unknown or Other | High concern | |
| 2025 | 98 | 3 | 3 | 30 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2024 | 318 | 5 | 4 | 72 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | High concern | |
| 2023 | 1,154 | 17 | 3 | 151 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2022 | 859 | 20 | 8 | 88 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2021 | 1,074 | 23 | 6 | 86 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2020 | 276 | 24 | — | 47 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | Above average | |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Tesla Model Y years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2023 is the weakest year on record, with 1,154 complaints concentrated in the forward collision avoidance › adaptive cruise control. It carries 17 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.