Tesla forward collision avoidance problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 5,959 complaints involve forward collision avoidance. The Model Y accounts for the largest share (46%). The single worst model year is the 2021 Model Y with 853 forward collision avoidance complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 5,959 about forward collision avoidance, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model Y 46% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 10,000 miles 292 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 608 and 11
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Model Y | 2,728 | 46% |
| Model 3 | 2,485 | 42% |
| Model S | 453 | 8% |
| Model X | 257 | 4% |
| Cybertruck | 36 | 1% |
Worst model years for forward collision avoidance
- 2021 Tesla Model Y853 complaints
- 2022 Tesla Model 3793 complaints
- 2022 Tesla Model Y698 complaints
- 2023 Tesla Model Y635 complaints
- 2021 Tesla Model 3598 complaints
Forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 83 |
| 2017 | 142 |
| 2018 | 404 |
| 2019 | 270 |
| 2020 | 418 |
| 2021 | 1,521 |
| 2022 | 1,562 |
| 2023 | 930 |
| 2024 | 281 |
| 2025 | 110 |
| 2026 | 179 |
Among the 292 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 10,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.