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SeatsPart report

2022 Tesla Model Y Seats Problems

Complaints
17about this part
Share
2%of 874 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the seats of the 2022 Tesla Model Y, 2% of the 874 complaints for this model year.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I feel Tesla is building cars with non-standard parts and structural issues. 1.I bought a new car and started hearing brakes noises from 6000 miles where as previous car brakes rotors were good till 70k miles. 2.Within 9000 miles, driver side door, A pillar, B pillar, rear seats, display panel has to be either insulated or replaced. I am not sure how this effects car value or vehicle integrity going forward.”

NHTSA complaint #11517171, filed 2023-04

“Every few months, my car receives a warning stating Front passenger safety restraint system fault . This error noted that there are issues related to checking the front passenger seatbelt/airbag status, and that they may not work as expected. Tesla has tried to repair this 4 times on my car already, but the error keeps coming back after a few months. This is now the 5th time this is happening in my car over the 3 years I've owned it. The date/mileage listed is when this issue first started occuring.”

NHTSA complaint #11664408, filed 2025-06

“One day I was exiting the vehicle, and as I swung my leg out to get out of the car the outboard panel broke. Nothing caught on it, it just broke as my weight shifted. As the technician came out to inspect it for repair, it was claimed that this was a common repair. The seat controls are on this panel, so when this happens, this means wires are loose, while the seat automatically moves for use. This changes how the seat positions itself, and the panel interferes with the door closing properly, the seat position.”

NHTSA complaint #11695917, filed 2025-10

“I got hit very hard by a seat. Here is what happened: I was sitting in the right-side-2nd-row seat while trying to figure out how to adjust the left-side-2nd-row seat position in order to accommodate a child seat and look for a missing item. I had not brought in the child seat yet, I was still playing around with the controls to see if I understood how the seats could adjust and move. I couldn't figure out how to fold the seat down. The button at the top of the left-seat did not fold the seat. …”

NHTSA complaint #11446244, filed 2022-01

“My model Y 2nd row seats are not latching. I keep getting warning ⚠️ alerts. My vehicle been in Tesla service center posesiones since July,2022. Currently still with Tesla Service for repair.”

NHTSA complaint #11488271, filed 2022-10

Related service bulletins

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202682%
202511%
202441%
2023131%
2022172%
2021202%
202072%

Other parts of the 2022 Tesla Model Y

Forward collision avoidance
497 complaints
Vehicle speed control
140 complaints
Brakes
132 complaints
Other or unknown
121 complaints
Electrical system
120 complaints
Lane departure
72 complaints
Steering
61 complaints
Suspension
39 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
35 complaints
Body and structure
32 complaints
Seat belts
24 complaints
Air bags
19 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Tesla Model Y

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology