Tesla lane departure problems
Across all Tesla models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,080 complaints involve lane departure. The Model Y accounts for the largest share (42%). The single worst model year is the 2023 Model Y with 96 lane departure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,080 about lane departure, all Tesla models
- Most affected
- Model Y 43% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 190 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Tesla models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Model Y | 459 | 43% |
| Model 3 | 379 | 35% |
| Model S | 144 | 13% |
| Model X | 77 | 7% |
| Cybertruck | 21 | 2% |
Worst model years for lane departure
- 2023 Tesla Model Y96 complaints
- 2021 Tesla Model Y95 complaints
- 2019 Tesla Model 390 complaints
- 2022 Tesla Model Y83 complaints
- 2026 Tesla Model Y63 complaints
Lane departure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2018 | 82 |
| 2019 | 97 |
| 2020 | 98 |
| 2021 | 157 |
| 2022 | 149 |
| 2023 | 145 |
| 2024 | 124 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2026 | 72 |
Among the 56 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.