Tesla Model Y — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2023, 2021, 2022 · Best bets: 2025, 2020, 2026, 2024

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Tesla Model Y Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2026 highlighted. 2019: 0 complaints 2019 2020: 271 complaints 2020 2021: 1032 complaints 2021 2022: 824 complaints 2022 2023: 1087 complaints 2023 2024: 292 complaints 2024 2025: 87 complaints 2025 2026: 273 complaints 2026
2026: 273 complaints
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YearComplaints
20190
2020271
20211032
2022824
20231087
2024292
202587
2026273

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2026 Recommended 273 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2025 Recommended 87 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2024 Recommended 292 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2023 Avoid 1087 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2022 Avoid 824 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2021 Avoid 1032 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2020 Recommended 271 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2019 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.