2024 Tesla Model Y owner complaints
376 complaints filed with NHTSA, including 89 crashes, 5 fires, 71 injuries and 0 deaths.
Problems by component
Forward Collision Avoidance140 Recent complaints
October 28, 2026SuspensionCrash3 injuries
I am reporting a potentially serious rear suspension safety defect involving a 2024 Tesla Model Y manufactured in January 2024. On August 22, 2026, during tire service, technicians demonstrated excessive movement of the right-rear wheel while applying torque. I observed the entire wheel visibly shifting relative to the wheel opening and recorded the movement on video. I postponed a prepaid wheel alignment and scheduled a Tesla inspection. Tesla subsequently confirmed excessive play in the right-rear upper ball joint and replaced it. During this repair, Tesla discovered that the retaining nut was missing from the right-rear upper fore-link-to-subframe connection and that the corresponding sub
October 27, 2026Electrical System
Safety Critical Bug: While driving on surface streets, FSD indicated (via initiating a right turn signal) it was going to make a right turn into a parking lot that was not specified on its current navigation path. I disengaged FSD. After disengaging FSD, the turn signal software remained in an active right-turn state. Physical turn signal stalk inputs (both light taps and full pushes in either direction) failed to override or cancel the signal. Vehicle continued signaling a right turn, and the signal could not be manually cancelled. Only after about a minute of driving straight, did the signal self-cancel.
October 27, 2026Unknown or OtherCrash
I have been rear-ended three times within the past 9 months while using FSD on my 2024 Tesla Model Y. First while obeying a yield sign, second, stopping abruptly for a vehicle making a right turn on red, and yesterday hit by another vehicle backing out of a parking lot space. No personal injuries were involved in any of these situations. My out of pocket costs for the first 2 incidents has totalled about $3,500. I dont yet have the estimate for the latest incident or the likelihood and extent of insurance coverage. Up until using FSD, I had not been involved in any collision for at least 25 years.
October 26, 2026Forward Collision Avoidance
I was slowing for a red light - I was nearly stopped a safe distance behind the car in front of me, then my Tesla applied automatic emergency braking. There was absolutely no danger or imminent accident. I was not injured, but my dog was thrown forward and hit the dashboard. This happened again when I went to accelerate as the light turned green - I got up to about 5 mph and automatic emergency braking was applied again, this time nearly causing the car behind me to rear-end me (and it generated a few honks as the Tesla wouldn't let me drive through the green light). This is the latest incident - AEB has been triggered two other times in the past year, both times worse than this, but I didn'
October 26, 2026Forward Collision Avoidance
While preparing to make a left turn on a yellow turn signal with FSD (Supervised) engaged, an oncoming vehicle in the opposite lane approached at high speed. FSD apparently failed to detect it in time; the car hesitated and paused directly in the path of the oncoming vehicle. I had to press the accelerator to avoid a serious collision. FSD's judgment at complex intersections with fast oncoming traffic appears inadequate. Street name unknown.
This page combines NHTSA records for: Model Y (ALL Variants), Model Y RWD.