2024 Tesla Model Y problems
Owners have filed 611 complaints about the 2024 Tesla Model Y with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 28.6% of them, far more than any other system, ahead of back over prevention at 11.1%.
Complaints611
Crashes150
Fires7
Injuries120
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 28.6% · 175
Back over prevention 11.1% · 68
Electrical system 10.3% · 63
Lane departure 9.7% · 59
Unknown or other 9.2% · 56
Vehicle speed control 6.1% · 37
Service brakes 4.1% · 25
Steering 3.9% · 24
Severity
Of those complaints, 150 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 120 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 7 model years of the Tesla Model Y in this data, 2024 draws comparatively few complaints; 2023 is the outlier year.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 8,790 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving on a three-lane highway (I-495) using the adaptive cruise control (autosteer) when I suddenly noticed the car to my right dangerously veering toward my vehicle. In an attempt to change lanes to the left, my car wildly overcorrected to the left, nearly sending me into the highway median, followed by another overcorrection to the right. The steering wheel felt almost uncontrollable. Luckily no collision. Forward collision avoidance
When Adaptive cruise control is on random phantom braking occurs. It can be very severe and drops speeds of 20-30 miles within seconds. Occurs on highways and is random and occurs daily. ( multiple times in a day) Has been serviced 4 times and Tesla cleans the cameras and adjusts them. It has progressively gotten worse and Tesla said don't bring it in because they cannot fix it. They describe it as a software update. Forward collision avoidance
While driving on the highway with Tesla FSD engaged, the vehicle activated the right turn signal and began steering right as if taking an exit. There was no exit ramp, gore area, or valid right-turn path at that location. I took manual control to prevent the vehicle from leaving the highway/entering the shoulder. I believe this could have caused a crash if I had not intervened. I have dashcam footage of the event. Forward collision avoidance
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Tesla Model Y years
2020 502 complaints · 27.7% forward collision avoidance 2021 2,042 complaints · 41.8% forward collision avoidance 2022 1,619 complaints · 43.1% forward collision avoidance 2023 2,066 complaints · 30.7% forward collision avoidance 2025 211 complaints · 28.9% forward collision avoidance 2026 690 complaints · 23.0% forward collision avoidance