2025 Tesla Model Y back over prevention problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2025 Tesla Model Y — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driver selected auto-park in parking area and car tried to self-park in a chosen spot adjacent to a pole and made several attempts to park and in the process hit a pole adjacent to the chosen parking spot. Immediately the incident was reported via Tesla app and photos were uploaded and an…”
filed Aug 2, 2026
“Car was in FSD mode, backing out of a parking place very slowly when it accelerated and crashed into a post and wall. No other cars or people were involved, but no alarms, beeps, or warnings were sounded and the screen/monitor/camera systems went blank simultaneously. This caused over $5000 worth…”
filed Apr 6, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Computer circuit board may short, resulting in the loss of the rearview camera imageCampaign 25V002000 · Jan 6, 2025
Back Over Prevention problems in other Model Y years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Model Y | 14 | 5% |
| 2024 Model Y | 61 | 20% |
| 2023 Model Y | 41 | 4% |
| 2022 Model Y | 15 | 2% |
| 2021 Model Y | 26 | 2% |
| 2020 Model Y | 7 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 Tesla Model Y
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.