2026 Tesla Model Y driver assistance & safety tech problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Oct 8, 2026CACrashDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   On October 8, 2026, at approximately 3:52 PM, I was reversing my 2026 Tesla Model Y (VIN [VIN removed]) in the parking lot of the Tesla store/service center in North Hollywood, CA, while Full Self-Driving (Supervised) was engaged. The vehicle failed to detect a stationary iron pole in the parking space and continued reversing into it, resulting in a collision that scuffed the paint and left a small dent on the rear lower bumper trim. The FSD system gave no warning and did…

   NHTSA complaint #11769981 · source
2. Filed Oct 8, 2026MADriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   This car's emergency lane assistance features are not helpful and have kicked in when not needed. This is disturbing, annoying and very dangerous, especially if there were icy/snow conditions on the road.

   NHTSA complaint #11769791 · source
3. Filed Oct 8, 2026CADriver Assistance & Safety TechAcceleration & Cruise ControlSteering

   On October 7, 2026, at approximately 1:18 PM Pacific Time in Los Angeles County, California, my Tesla Model Y collided with a stationary metal post/barrier while operating under Full Self-Driving (Supervised). FSD was controlling the vehicle during a low-speed maneuver. The vehicle moved forward and struck the stationary obstacle. I did not intentionally press the accelerator, apply the brakes, or override the steering before impact. I applied the brakes only AFTER the…

   NHTSA complaint #11769773 · source
4. Filed Oct 6, 2026CADriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   While exiting a parking lot, FSD didnt detact the parking curb and initiated a reverse maneuver. The vehicle reversed over a parking curb, resulting in the rear mud flap and the surrounding body/wheel trim scraping against the curb. Both areas sustained visible damage.

   NHTSA complaint #11769210 · source
5. Filed Oct 5, 2026VADriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   This car was operating under "Full Self Driving (Supervised)", on [XXX] at [XXX], traveling on [XXX] near Thornton Gap. With no operator inputs, the car fully changed lanes to the left, crossing over the double-yellow line into the oncoming traffic lane. All four tires of the car crossed into the westbound lane before the car, still operating under Full Self Driving (Supervised) changed back into the eastbound lane. The operator of the car was prepared to take control,…

   NHTSA complaint #11768993 · source
6. Filed Oct 5, 2026FLDriver Assistance & Safety TechElectrical SystemVisibility & Wipers

   My 2026 Tesla Model Y has repeatedly developed contamination/haze inside the enclosed forward-facing windshield camera area, resulting in camera visibility/cleaning warnings and potentially reduced availability or performance of driver-assistance features. Tesla has already cleaned the internal forward-camera/windshield area twice, but the condition continues to return. The contamination is located inside the camera enclosure/inboard windshield area and cannot be corrected…

   NHTSA complaint #11768898 · source
7. Filed Oct 5, 2026CADriver Assistance & Safety TechOther / Unknown

   I am reporting two nearly identical safety incidents involving Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) on my Model Y. In both cases, the vehicle failed to detect a stationary concrete pillar and did not apply automatic braking, resulting in collisions. First Incident – September 16, 2026 While using FSD (Supervised) to reverse into my residential driveway, the system hesitated due to a parked vehicle on the left side. Instead of completing the reverse maneuver, the vehicle…

   NHTSA complaint #11768888 · source
8. Filed Oct 3, 2026CA1 injuredBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   Repeated Unexpected Braking / Suspected AEB Activation My 2026 Tesla Model Y has repeatedly experienced sudden unexpected braking at the same location near my home over the past several weeks. The incidents have occurred both while Full Self-Driving (Supervised) was engaged and, importantly, while I was manually driving with FSD disengaged. During some periods, this occurs almost every morning. It has also occurred during both daytime and nighttime driving. The location…

   NHTSA complaint #11768758 · source
9. Filed Oct 3, 2026DCCrashTowedDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   On 8/29/2026 my 2026 Model Y was on FSD (Supervised) v14.3.8 (software 2026.26.6.5). Daylight, clear weather, dry road. My eyes were on the road and I received no attention alerts. While in an open lane, FSD signaled and abruptly changed lanes into a closed express lane entrance blocked by lowered gate arms with reflectors and a flag. The lane change and impact happened too fast to react. There was no collision warning or alert and no braking. It hit the first arm without…

   NHTSA complaint #11768656 · source
10. Filed Sep 29, 2026GACrashDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

    The vehicle made contact with other vehicles twice within a short period while Full Self-Driving (Supervised) was engaged, and it did not respond to my attempts to intervene. On XXX, at approximately 1:30 PM, in the Stanford Oval parking area in [XXX], I was using Tesla Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in my brand-new 2026 Tesla Model Y when the vehicle began a reversing maneuver between two parked vehicles. During the maneuver, the on-screen visualization continued to show…

    NHTSA complaint #11767924 · source
11. Filed Sep 29, 2026WVDriver Assistance & Safety TechAcceleration & Cruise Control

    The speed recognition of Tesla Full Self Drive is unsafe in its present form. The speed recognition is very inaccurate. While driving on an interstate highway where the speed limit is 70MPH, it is recognizing a route sign with a much lower number as a speed limit sign and suddenly applying braking, causing me to nearly be rear ended on multiple occasions. Every time I pass this sign I have to either disengage full self drive, or I have to override it to keep from being rear…

    NHTSA complaint #11767712 · source
12. Filed Sep 28, 2026TXDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

    Tesla Model Y, after a new update, went into an intersection while the traffic light was red. It saw it, but did not stop until it was half way into the intersection...then it slowly backed up out of the middle, until the light turned green. This happened crossing a bridge over [XXX] north of [XXX] onto [XXX]. It has crossed this intersection many times over the last six months without incident. Fortunately there was no traffic on the right trying to get a head start. There…

    NHTSA complaint #11767569 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology