2025 Tesla Model Y forward collision avoidance problems
42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the forward collision avoidance on the 2025 Tesla Model Y — 47% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The Full Self Driving software does not allow the user to limit the maximum speed of the vehicle while in use. The car frequently drives 15-20 MPH over the actual limits in typical driving modes with no ability for the user to safely and precisely restrict its speed to a more safe and appropriate…”
filed Jul 28, 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…”
filed Jul 24, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Forward Collision Avoidance problems in other Model Y years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Model Y | 89 | 29% |
| 2024 Model Y | 117 | 38% |
| 2023 Model Y | 466 | 42% |
| 2022 Model Y | 486 | 58% |
| 2021 Model Y | 570 | 54% |
| 2020 Model Y | 104 | 38% |
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.