2025 Tesla MODEL Y problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
97 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
5,829 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2025 model year. Data snapshot: . 2 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control is the most frequently named component, appearing in 26 of 97 complaints (26.8%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 24 | 24.7% |
| Steering behavior | 9 | 9.3% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 7 | 7.2% |
| Transmission and shifting | 2 | 2.1% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control | 26 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | 23 |
| Unknown Or Other | 23 |
| Service Brakes | 15 |
| Electrical System | 14 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 10 |
| Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection | 9 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings | 8 |
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control: 26; Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking: 23; Unknown Or Other: 23; Service Brakes: 15; Electrical System: 14; Vehicle Speed Control: 10; Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection: 9; Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings: 8
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 2 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 2; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 95 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 47 |
| 2026 | 36 |
2024: 14; 2025: 47; 2026: 36
Pattern summary
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 24 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 9 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 7 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11631360 · 2024-12-18 (December 18, 2024)
Tesla has told me the AP4 computer has failed in my car which has resulted in them having to replace it. I had this issue start right around December 7, 2024. I scheduled the soonest appointment available for December 24, 2024 however Tesla contacted me and moved my appointment because they stated that the part was unavailable at this time and should be delivered by January 24, 2025. Not offering me a rental or anything on my brand new 2025 Tesla. It has just under 1,000 miles on it and have the car since November 8, 2024. This issue impacts: e…
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Owner report 11632249 · 2024-12-24 (December 24, 2024)
Automatic Emergency braking stopped working. Parking assist stopped working. Back window is dismal. You can't see anything behind through the window. All cameras stopped working and it poses a safety hazard.
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Owner report 11644648 · 2025-02-24 (February 24, 2025)
While driving towards our friends place, an alert came up saying "Steering Assist reduced" with error code GTW_w075. The car was running at about 60 to 65 mph and at that speed l, we didn't notice much issue in handling the car. When we were leaving for home, the alert was still active and at that time, we realized that the steering was extremely difficult to use. Herculean effort was required to turn the car left or right and we decided it was unsafe to drive. I then researched this alert and lots of other drivers had observed this error on th…
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Owner report 11653356 · 2025-04-08 (April 8, 2025)
While driving westbound on Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (U.S. Route 50) after passing the intersection with Stonecroft Boulevard in Chantilly, Virginia, the Autopilot system on my Tesla Model Y malfunctioned. Without any warning or obstacle in my lane, the vehicle suddenly and sharply veered to the right, directly toward two vehicles traveling in the adjacent lane. I was holding the steering wheel at the time and was able to immediately countersteer to prevent a collision. There were no audible or visual warnings from the vehicle before or dur…
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Owner report 11641739 · 2025-02-10 (February 10, 2025)
The contact was an attorney calling on behalf of the owner of a 2025 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that the owner was driving on a neighborhood street at an unknown speed with Autopilot engaged when vehicle control was lost. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a traffic light pole where it came to a stop and caught on fire. The owner was unable to exit the vehicle and was pronounced deceased on the scene. The origin of the fire was the lithium battery. The location of the fire was under the front end of the engine compartment where the ba…
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Owner report 11678755 · 2025-08-06 (August 6, 2025)
Tesla removed the creep/roll braking function (which mimicked an automatic transmission) from the Model Y 2024 forward. You now have to use the accelerator to control slow speed maneuvers like backing. It seems that it would be pretty easy to press the accelerator too much and have the car lurch forward or backwards. Seems like an accident waiting to happen. It would be safer to have your foot on the brake pedal and allow the car to creep backwards similar to an automatic transmission. Tesla should return the "creep" function as an option. Th…
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Owner report 11752724 · 2026-07-24 (July 24, 2026)
My 2025 Model Y with stalks creates an unsafe driving condition. Under current software, enabling FSD forces a single-pull lockout that completely disables standard Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC). (Advanced Driver Assistance Sytems) FSD routinely follows vehicles at less than a 1 second gap at 70-80 MPH and attempts unsafe merges with tractor-trailers. Drivers must be allowed to drop to TACC to maintain safe following distances without being forced to entirely disable FSD while parked. Because the software removes the single-pull/double-pu…
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