2024 Tesla Model Y Forward Collision Avoidance Problems
Owners have filed 124 complaints with NHTSA about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2024 Tesla Model Y, 38% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 45,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “cruise control” (33% of reports).
- 124forward collision avoidance complaints
- 45,000median miles at failure
- 24mention a crash
- 11mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 60%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Cruise control: mentioned in 41 of 124 complaints (33%)
- Full self: mentioned in 26 of 124 complaints (21%)
- Blind spot: mentioned in 22 of 124 complaints (18%)
- AP4 computer: mentioned in 15 of 124 complaints (12%)
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems happen?
Based on 1 complaint that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 124 complaints, 24 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 11 an injury.
Tesla Model Y forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
| Model year | Forward Collision Avoidance complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Model Y | 122 | 30% | 6,551 |
| 2025 Model Y | 48 | 45% | — |
| 2024 Model Y | 124 | 38% | 45,000 |
| 2023 Model Y | 479 | 41% | 3,000 |
| 2022 Model Y | 496 | 57% | 3,500 |
| 2021 Model Y | 582 | 53% | 3,500 |
| 2020 Model Y | 107 | 38% | 3,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists forward collision avoidance for the 2024 Tesla Model Y. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
When you disengage full self driving supervised, a nag screen asking you why you turned off Full Self Driving, blocks controls on your screen, and cannot be turned off without the driver being forced to respond. This is dangerous while parking and in other scenarios. Especially since the only way…
1. i was using tesla self driving standard on my vehicle it accelerated up to 19 miles over the recorded speed limit. 2. The speed limit was 55 and it went to 74 way to high and no way to lower it manually 3. Confirmation by the MD State Police radar 4. No inspection 5. There was no warnings…
I subscribe to tesla FSD and there's a pop up window every time I disengaged from FSD. There's no way to systematically stop it from popping up. It is a serious distraction from driving, as it blocks part of the map and causes me thinking there's something wrong with the car. I want a way to stop…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2024 Tesla Model Ys have forward collision avoidance problems?
No. NHTSA has 124 owner complaints about forward collision avoidance for the 2024 Tesla Model Y (38% of the 328 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2024 Tesla Model Y forward collision avoidance?
No recall currently lists forward collision avoidance for this vehicle.
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems start?
The median reported mileage is 45,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2024 Tesla Model Y?
The most frequent phrase is “cruise control”, in 41 of 124 complaints, followed by “full self” (26).
Other 2024 Tesla Model Y problems
See all 2024 Tesla Model Y problems or forward collision avoidance problems across all Model Y years.