VehicleVerdict

2020 Tesla Model Y speed control problems

The 2020 Tesla Model Y has 37 speed control complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

37

Speed Control complaints

8%

Share of year

13

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Speed Control complaints by year

Model Y speed control complaints by model year163 complaints2020: 37 complaints2021: 158 complaints2022: 137 complaints2023: 163 complaints2024: 33 complaints2025: 9 complaints2026: 21 complaints
Model Y speed control complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

We were trying to park the car at Costco Parking lot on Jan 14th, 2022 in the early afternoon. A car had pulled out of a parking spot and indicated us to move forward in that spot. When we tried to move forward,the vehicle suddenly accelerated and hit three other cars. The airbags did not come on.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Speed Control · January 14, 2022 · crash

Common questions

How many speed control complaints does the 2020 Tesla Model Y have?

NHTSA has 37 complaints about the 2020 Tesla Model Y speed control — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.