2023 Tesla Model Y Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 163about this part
- Share
- 14%of 1,190 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 163 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2023 Tesla Model Y, 14% of the 1,190 complaints for this model year. 29 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“We were driving on the freeway when my son started screaming to a point we had to get over and stop to check what was going on. His arm got stuck in the forward facing belt path and he couldn’t get it out. I had to get him completely unbuckled in order to take him out of the seat sideways as otherwise I would have pulled the arm out at the shoulder.”
NHTSA complaint #11722723, filed 2026-03“Parked into driveway. Placed car into park. In doing so, car suddenly rapidly accelerated into reverse until I slammed on the breaks. My son was behind the car grabbing something out of the trunk at the time. I could have ran him over if I wasn’t there to slam on the breaks!!! Car was NOT placed into reverse and accelerator was NOT pushed.”
NHTSA complaint #11730981, filed 2026-04“My Tesla was unable to access Supercharging due to a payment system error, even though I had just made a payment. The battery level was critically low, and a severe storm warning was active. Supercharging access was blocked, and I could not reach Tesla customer support by phone. This created a potentially dangerous situation and represents a safety risk.”
NHTSA complaint #11707045, filed 2025-12“The FSD has been failing more often. Yesterday we took a one00 mile trip and the car twice tried to veer into the side cement barrier, more times than I can count. It breaks hard while we were driving over 55 miles an hour. And two times it weirded left over the double line into oncoming traffic lane.”
NHTSA complaint #11730618, filed 2026-04“Drove my Tesla on a road trip for the first time and while driving the vehicle would slam on the brakes with no vehicle object or person in front of the vehicle. Very dangerous due to driving 70mph and vehicle tried to come to stop with vehicles behind me. This happened at least 3 times while in adaptive cruise control.”
NHTSA complaint #11524761, filed 2023-06Related service bulletins
- 11036613Aug 15, 2026On some Model Y vehicles built before February 28, 2026, the design of the HVAC inlet duct may lead to water ingress into the air filter and/or vehicle interior. If the vehicle…
- 11008831Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008830Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008829Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008827Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008824Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008807Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008806Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008805Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
- 11008803Sep 30, 2024Tesla does not provide physical owner's manual copies. Instead, all available owner’s manual content is integrated into the vehicle software, and only the content relevant for a…
Other or unknown: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Tesla Model Y
481 complaintsSteering
217 complaintsVehicle speed control
168 complaintsBrakes
155 complaintsSuspension
136 complaintsElectrical system
125 complaintsLane departure
83 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
64 complaintsWheels
52 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
42 complaintsAir bags
41 complaintsSeat belts
36 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Tesla Model Y
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 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