2020 Tesla MODEL Y

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2020 Tesla MODEL Y has 483 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 6.0x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is driver assist/cameras problems (22% of all complaints), specifically: we recently purchase tesla model y on 29th september 2020. we notice more than twice while driving model y on freeway at 65mph and the car decided to randomly slam the braked (panthom braking) while in autopilot in middle of the freeway. we were on garden state parkway in nj. we did reported to tesl.

67 crash reports 28 injuries

483

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

6.0x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

DRIVER ASSIST/CAMERAS

107 complaints

22%

• WE RECENTLY PURCHASE TESLA MODEL Y ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 2020. WE NOTICE MORE THAN TWICE WHILE DRIVING MODEL Y ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE CAR DECIDED TO RANDOMLY SLAM THE BRAKED (PANTHOM BRAKING) WHILE IN AUTOPILOT IN MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. WE WERE ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NJ. WE DID REPORTED TO TESL
• MY 2020 MODEL Y LUNGED FORWARD WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK. I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR ANS THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I IMPACTED THE PICKUP TRUCK AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CENTER OF THE CAR FRONT SLIDING UNDER THE PICKUP BUMPER. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE CAR TOOK OVER ON I
• MY 2020 MODEL Y LUNGED FORWARD WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT BEHIND A PICKUP TRUCK. I DID NOT TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR ANS THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I IMPACTED THE PICKUP TRUCK AND DAMAGED THE LEFT CENTER OF THE CAR FRONT SLIDING UNDER THE PICKUP BUMPER. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE CAR TOOK OVER ON I

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 20 crashes

“WE RECENTLY PURCHASE TESLA MODEL Y ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 2020. WE NOTICE MORE THAN TWICE WHILE DRIVING MODEL Y ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE CAR DECIDED TO RANDOMLY SLAM THE BRAKED (PANTHOM BRAKING) WHILE IN AUTOPILOT IN MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. WE WERE ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NJ. WE DID REPORTED TO TESL”

— NHTSA complaint filing

SPEED CONTROL

106 complaints

22%

• I WAS SLOWLY PULLING THE TESLA MODEL Y, VIN #[XXX], ON TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15AM. I WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR WITHOUT MY PROMPTING SUDDENLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CABINETS AND RUINED THEM ALONG WITH THE WALL THEY WERE HUNG ON, REMOV
• THIS IS MY THIRD TESLA (MODEL S AND X AND NOW Y) IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. I WAS THE PRIMARY DRIVER HAVING OVER 40K MILES DRIVEN. I DO NOT SUFFER FROM ANY MEDICAL PROBLEMS. ON MONDAY MORNING OCTOBER 5TH AROUND 9AM I MADE MY WAY TO MY LOCAL SUPERMARKET. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT SLOWLY. THE TESLA MO
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 TESLA MODEL Y. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF THEIR RESIDENT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE SAFETY COLLISION DID NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTA

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 17 crashes

“I WAS SLOWLY PULLING THE TESLA MODEL Y, VIN #[XXX], ON TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15AM. I WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR WITHOUT MY PROMPTING SUDDENLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CABINETS AND RUINED THEM ALONG WITH THE WALL THEY WERE HUNG ON, REMOV”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

53 complaints

11%

• SECONDARY FRONT HOOD SAFETY LATCH FAILED CAUSING MY HOOD TO OPEN WHILE ON HIGHWAY
• SINCE MY WIFE AND I TOOK DELIVERY OF OUR NEW MODEL Y, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WHICH HAVE REQUIRED SERVICING. THESE ISSUES RANGE FROM WIRES HANGING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO WINDOW ALIGNMENTS TO OUR TURN SIGNAL NOTE WORKING AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. LATELY THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME A HAZARD T
• WENT TO SEE AN EYE DR, TRY TO GET TO A PARKING SPOT WHICH THERE WERE A WHOLE ROW OF EMPTY PARKING SPACES. AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPOT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB, I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT STILL KEEP GOING THEN IT THE WALL ABOUT 8FT FR THE CURB STRAIGHT ON. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 3

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 11 crashes

“SECONDARY FRONT HOOD SAFETY LATCH FAILED CAUSING MY HOOD TO OPEN WHILE ON HIGHWAY”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BRAKES

35 complaints

• OCTOBER 8 2020, 5:00PM. HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-5 NORTH AT ANAHEIM, CA NEAR HARBOR BLVD/BALL RD EXIT. I HAD JUST CHANGED LANES TO THE RIGHT IN PREPARATION TO TAKE THE EXIT. DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SETTLING TO THE NEW LANE, TOYOTA RAV4 IN FRONT OF ME BRAK
• WENT TO SEE AN EYE DR, TRY TO GET TO A PARKING SPOT WHICH THERE WERE A WHOLE ROW OF EMPTY PARKING SPACES. AS I TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPOT IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB, I THEN APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT STILL KEEP GOING THEN IT THE WALL ABOUT 8FT FR THE CURB STRAIGHT ON. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 3
• WE RECENTLY PURCHASE TESLA MODEL Y ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 2020. WE NOTICE MORE THAN TWICE WHILE DRIVING MODEL Y ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE CAR DECIDED TO RANDOMLY SLAM THE BRAKED (PANTHOM BRAKING) WHILE IN AUTOPILOT IN MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. WE WERE ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NJ. WE DID REPORTED TO TESL

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 6 crashes

“OCTOBER 8 2020, 5:00PM. HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-5 NORTH AT ANAHEIM, CA NEAR HARBOR BLVD/BALL RD EXIT. I HAD JUST CHANGED LANES TO THE RIGHT IN PREPARATION TO TAKE THE EXIT. DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SETTLING TO THE NEW LANE, TOYOTA RAV4 IN FRONT OF ME BRAK”

— NHTSA complaint filing

SUSPENSION

30 complaints

• PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A JUNKYARD MODEL Y TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THIS COMPLAINT AFFECTS EVERY MODEL Y ON THE ROADS. HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT THAT VITAL NUTS ON THE SUSPENSIONS ARE VIBRATING LOOSE AND FALLING OFF. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TM
• HERE IS A LOVELY TESLA MODEL Y IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37278352?ROWNUMBER=0 AND GUESS WHAT? THE BACK WHEEL FELL OFF! ALL THE SUSPENSION GIBLETS HAVE SNAPPED LIKE A PRETZEL. IT SEEMS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THIS IS THE RESULT OF COLLISION DAMAGE UNLESS IT WAS CHARGED BY A
• HERE IS A TESLA MODEL Y IN THE JUNKYARD. HTTPS://WWW.IAAI.COM/VEHICLEDETAILS/37390387?ROWNUMBER=4 THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FALLEN OFF. IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE REASON IT FELL TO BITS IS THAT THE NUTS CAME LOOSE. HERE IS THE FORUM THREAD THAT PROVES THIS BOLT FALLS OFF FAR TOO EASILY. HTTPS:

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 4 crashes

“PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE USED THE VIN OF A JUNKYARD MODEL Y TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THIS COMPLAINT AFFECTS EVERY MODEL Y ON THE ROADS. HERE IS A DISCUSSION THREAD IN WHICH SEVERAL OWNERS REPORT THAT VITAL NUTS ON THE SUSPENSIONS ARE VIBRATING LOOSE AND FALLING OFF. HTTPS://TESLAMOTORSCLUB.COM/TM”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

DRIVER ASSIST/CAMERAS(~50K mi)

$500

SPEED CONTROL(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

BRAKES(~50K mi)

$500

SUSPENSION(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 483 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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DRIVER ASSIST/CAMERAS: WE RECENTLY PURCHASE TESLA MODEL Y ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 2020. WE NOTICE MORE THAN TWICE WHILE DRIVING MODEL Y ON FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE CAR DECIDED TO RANDOMLY SLAM THE BRAKED (PANTHOM BRAKING) WHILE IN AUTOPILOT IN MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. WE WERE ON GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NJ. WE DID REPORTED TO TESL
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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SPEED CONTROL: I WAS SLOWLY PULLING THE TESLA MODEL Y, VIN #[XXX], ON TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15AM. I WAS ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR WITHOUT MY PROMPTING SUDDENLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATED INTO THE CABINETS AND RUINED THEM ALONG WITH THE WALL THEY WERE HUNG ON, REMOV
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: SECONDARY FRONT HOOD SAFETY LATCH FAILED CAUSING MY HOOD TO OPEN WHILE ON HIGHWAY
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BRAKES: OCTOBER 8 2020, 5:00PM. HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-5 NORTH AT ANAHEIM, CA NEAR HARBOR BLVD/BALL RD EXIT. I HAD JUST CHANGED LANES TO THE RIGHT IN PREPARATION TO TAKE THE EXIT. DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SETTLING TO THE NEW LANE, TOYOTA RAV4 IN FRONT OF ME BRAK
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)