1,286 of the 3,749 complaints about the Tesla Model Y (34.3%) concern Driver-assist systems, making it the model's largest problem area. That share is 6.0× the Driver-assist systems share across all tracked vehicles.
1,286Complaints · Driver-assist systems
34.3%Share of complaints
5.98×vs. all vehicles
98Last 12 months
7.2%Share involving a crash or fire
4Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Driver-assist systems complaints peak with the 2021 model (424, 40% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (21). 98 Driver-assist systems complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 96 in the 12 months before — a steady pace.
Owners most often describe: “cruise”, “phantom”, “autopilot”, “control” and “braking”. 94 of these reports (7.2%) describe a crash or fire, with 32 injuries and 1 death mentioned.
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V153000 (2024-02-27, model years 2020, 2021 and 2022).
Full auto pilot I pay $99 every month and it was on the car decided to take a turn to go over the middle island and hit the tree. The road has yellow line straight but then the yellow line start to be...
Driver-assist systems · 2026-08-23 · ODI 11758907 · Crash · Fire
On XXX at approximately 7:23 a.m., a 2024 Tesla Model Y was traveling westbound on [XXX] in [XXX] in the middle lane at approximately 71 mph with Full Self-Driving (FSD) engaged.
Driver-assist systems · 2026-08-21 · ODI 11758439 · Crash
On I95 by the Secaucus Train station there is something sending a signal to my Tesla and other Teslas to disable all of its ADAS systems. All of the functionality related to ADAS gets disabled thus making the car very unsafe to drive.
Driver-assist systems · 2026-08-22 · ODI 11758746
On XXX at approximately 8:10 PM CDT, my 2025 Tesla Model Y was operating with Full Self-Driving engaged when the vehicle descended a private boat launch at a marina in [XXX], and entered the river channel connecting Channel Lake and Lake Marie.
Driver-assist systems · 2026-08-20 · ODI 11758377
I am reporting multiple safety‑critical incidents involving my Tesla Model Y equipped with FSD (Supervised). The vehicle has repeatedly performed sudden braking in active traffic without any obstacles present, causing physical jolting and creating a risk of…
Driver-assist systems · 2026-08-18 · ODI 11757733
On Wednesday, August 12 around 6:30 am the vehicle applied AEB while I was making a left turn on green. It landed me in the middle of the intersection while a car going straight from the opposite direction was speeding towards me to go before the light turned…
Driver-assist systems · 2026-08-18 · ODI 11757758
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Summary: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2013, 2018-2021 Model S, 2020-2021 Model X, 2018-2022 Model 3, and 2020-2022 Model Y vehicles. A factory reset muted the Pedestrian Warning System (PWS) sounds. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
Remedy: Tesla released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, release 2023.44.30.14, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 27, 2024. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-24-00-006.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 23V489000 · 2023-07-14 · Model years: 2023
Summary: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model S, Model X, and Model Y vehicles. The forward-facing camera may be misaligned, causing some of the active safety features such as emergency braking, forward collision warning, and lane assist to become unavailable without alerting the driver.
Remedy: Tesla Service will inspect and adjust the pitch angle, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 12, 2023. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-23-17-006.
Summary: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Model 3 and 2021 Model Y vehicles. The fisheye and narrow camera cable terminals were incorrectly installed in the cable harness connector, resulting in swapped camera views.
Remedy: Tesla Service will correct the swapped terminals and recalibrate the cameras, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 8, 2022. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-22-17-007.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 21V846000 · 2021-10-29 · Model years: 2020, 2021
Summary: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Model S, Model 3, Model X, and 2020-2021 Model Y vehicles operating software version 2021.36.5.2. A communication error may cause false forward-collision warning (FCW) or unexpected activation of the automatic emergency brake (AEB) system.
Remedy: Tesla Service has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. The recall began October 25, 2021. Owners may contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752. Tesla's number for this recall is SB-21-00-004.
How common are Driver-assist systems problems on the Tesla Model Y?
1,286 of the 3,749 complaints about the Tesla Model Y (34.3%) concern Driver-assist systems, making it the model's largest problem area. That share is 6.0× the Driver-assist systems share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Tesla Model Y model years have the most Driver-assist systems complaints?
By model year, Driver-assist systems complaints peak with the 2021 model (424, 40% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (21).
Is there a recall for Tesla Model Y Driver-assist systems problems?
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 24V153000 (2024-02-27, model years 2020, 2021 and 2022).