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Data through Oct 2026
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Tesla Model Y

Every Tesla Model Y model year on file, 2019 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years4,201612 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82019 to 2026
Recall campaigns43Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins459Summed across model years
By model year

The 2023 model year drew the most complaints, 1,168, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

03006009001,200201920202021202220231,168202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Driver assistance leads the Tesla Model Y complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Driver assistance
2,306
Speed control
583
Brakes
572
Electrical system
551
Steering
465
Suspension
309
Visibility and wipers
194
Back-over prevention
189
Structure
157
Airbags
121
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Tesla Model Y model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Tesla Model Y by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV38222.86,367849
2025SUV10133.77773410
2024SUV32524.61,6255758
2023SUV1,16814.15,840171491
2022SUV86511.63,761201481
2021SUV1,0808.83,600231595
2020SUV28018.21,0002412104
2019Not decoded0NoneNone3411
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Tesla Model Y

  • 26V-558 Aug 31, 2026
    One or more front suspension lateral link fasteners may not have been properly tightened, allowing the lateral link to loosen or separate from the…
    Suspension · 19 vehicles
  • 26V-507 Aug 4, 2026
    Headlight low beams may be too bright and exceed the maximum light output
    Lighting · 20k vehicles
  • 26V-445 Jul 7, 2026
    Vehicles were originally built for a foreign market and do not have knee air bags, may not be equipped with certain interior safety…
    Airbags · 15 vehicles
  • 26V-315 May 18, 2026
    Certification label may not have been installed
    Equipment · 15k vehicles
  • 26V-283 May 4, 2026
    Rearview camera image may be delayed when the vehicle is placed in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 219k vehicles
  • 25V-690 Oct 10, 2025
    Battery pack contactors may fail, causing a loss of drive power
    Electrical system · 13k vehicles
  • 25V-658 Oct 1, 2025
    Reverse lights may fail to illuminate while the vehicle is in reverse, due to a defect in the wiring
    Electrical system · 260 vehicles
  • 25V-490 Jul 28, 2025
    Ring terminal of the horn ground wire may be improperly secured, allowing the circuit to open and preventing the horn from sounding
    Electrical system · 6 vehicles
  • 25V-410 Jun 18, 2025
    Fasteners attaching the seat back to the seat bottom may have been improperly tightened
    Seats · 48 vehicles
  • 25V-359 May 29, 2025
    Hose connector may block the windshield washer nozzles, preventing washer fluid from reaching the windshield
    Visibility and wipers · 172 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.