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2026 Tesla Model Y back over prevention problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2026 Tesla Model Y5% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Back Over Prevention complaints
5%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
11 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was operating my Tesla using Full Self-Driving (Supervised) from my home to a coffee shop. The vehicle completed the entire drive under FSD without any manual intervention. After arriving at the destination, FSD automatically entered the parking lot, selected an available parking space, and…

    filed Aug 5, 2026

  • On the day after taking delivery of my 2026 Tesla Model Y, FSD reversed into a visible stationary garage pillar while backing into my garage. The vehicle did not stop before impact and stopped only after contacting the pillar, resulting in more than $6,000 in vehicle damage. The following day…

    filed Jul 30, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Back Over Prevention problems in other Model Y years

YearReportsShare
2025 Model Y1416%
2024 Model Y6120%
2023 Model Y414%
2022 Model Y152%
2021 Model Y262%
2020 Model Y73%
Model Y back over prevention problems by year →

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.