2025 Tesla Model Y: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 155 complaints
155
Total Complaints
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Top Issue
49
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
21
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
SERVICE BRAKES
13
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
6
STEERING
5

Severity Assessment

49
Crashes
4
Fires
23
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"We were Driving East on I-40 at mile marker 245 Friday Nov 29 2024 around 8:50am in the right lane. We were passed by a gray Ford F-150 on the left. We had the "Traffic Aware Cruise Control" enabled. Our Tesla braked hard when the F-150 was directly beside us. The Ford was not in our lane at any po..."
"Safety is the first think that I believe"
"Safety is the first think that I believe"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28