Tesla Model Y — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-09-01. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

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

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Tesla Model Y Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2026 highlighted. 2020: 275 complaints 2020 2021: 1062 complaints 2021 2022: 851 complaints 2022 2023: 1135 complaints 2023 2024: 313 complaints 2024 2025: 96 complaints 2025 2026: 326 complaints 2026
2026: 326 complaints
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YearComplaints
20190
2020275
20211062
2022851
20231135
2024313
202596
2026326

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2026 Recommended 326 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2025 Recommended 96 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2024 Recommended 313 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2023 Avoid 1135 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2022 Avoid 851 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2021 Avoid 1062 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2020 Recommended 275 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.