Tesla backover prevention problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 442 complaints involve backover prevention. The Model Y accounts for the largest share (48%). The single worst model year is the 2024 Model Y with 68 backover prevention complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 442 about backover prevention, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model Y 48% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 38,000 miles 96 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 118 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Model Y | 212 | 48% |
| Model 3 | 103 | 23% |
| Model S | 84 | 19% |
| Model X | 40 | 9% |
| Cybertruck | 3 | 1% |
Worst model years for backover prevention
- 2024 Tesla Model Y68 complaints
- 2023 Tesla Model Y48 complaints
- 2026 Tesla Model Y30 complaints
- 2021 Tesla Model Y26 complaints
- 2018 Tesla Model 324 complaints
Backover prevention complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 64 |
| 2024 | 78 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2026 | 34 |
Among the 96 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.