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Tesla Model Y Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 26 recall campaigns for the Tesla Model Y, across 2 model years from 2020 to 2025. The 2020 has the most (24); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (3).

Model years
2

2020–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
26
Most recalls
2020

24 recalls

Owner complaints
4,292

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 4,292 complaints with NHTSA about the Tesla Model Y across 7 model years; the most, 1,188, concern the 2023.

Owners marked a crash on 577 of the Tesla Model Y complaints (13%) and a fire on 26.

Across all Tesla Model Y model years, owners name the forward collision avoidance most often (at least 1,966 complaints), then the vehicle speed control (576).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Tesla Model Y in 2022: 982, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Tesla Model Y is electrical system: software, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest Tesla Model Y recall, 26V507000, was reported on August 4, 2026 and concerns the exterior lighting: headlights.

Tesla Model Y years to avoid

Too few Tesla Model Y model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Tesla Model Y, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20260419—not ranked
20253108—not ranked
20240328—not ranked
202301,188—not ranked
20220874771not ranked
202101,092888not ranked
202024283199not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Tesla Model Y years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Tesla Model Y

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING:SOFTWARE2
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE2
  • TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1
  • FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT1
  • FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1

Tesla Model Y model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Tesla Model Y recall campaign (26)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Tesla Model Y, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V507000August 4, 2026exterior lighting: headlights2020crash20,349
26V315000May 18, 2026equipment: other: labels2025crash14,575
26V283000May 4, 2026back over prevention: software2020crash218,868
25V002000January 6, 2025back over prevention: software2025crash239,382
24V935000December 17, 2024tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems2020, 2025crash696,281
24V554000July 24, 2024latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2020crash1,849,638
24V376000May 28, 2024seat belts: front: warning light/devices2020crash and injury125,233
24V153000February 27, 2024forward collision avoidance: warnings: external/pedestrian alert2020crash6,557
24V051000January 30, 2024electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2020crash2,193,869
23V838000December 12, 2023electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software2020crash2,031,220
23V085000February 15, 2023steering: automated/adaptive steering2020crash362,758
22V844000November 15, 2022exterior lighting: tail lights2020crash321,628
22V702000September 19, 2022visibility: power window devices and controls2020injury1,096,762
22V235000April 12, 2022electrical system: software2020crash594,894
22V063000February 4, 2022electrical system: software2020crash578,607
22V050000February 2, 2022electrical system: software2020crash26,681
22V045000February 1, 2022electrical system: software2020crash and injury817,143
22V037000January 27, 2022electrical system: adas: autonomous/self driving: software2020crash53,822
21V912000November 21, 2021suspension2020crash826
21V846000October 29, 2021forward collision avoidance: sensing system: camera2020crash11,728
21V835000October 25, 2021suspension: critical fasteners2020crash2,791
21V387000May 25, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash5,974
21V388000May 25, 2021seat belts: rear/other: retractor2020injury2,166
21V389000May 25, 2021seat belts2020injury5,530
20V709000November 17, 2020suspension: front: control arm2020crash401
20V609000September 30, 2020exterior lighting2020crash2,567

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Tesla Model Y. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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