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Model-year public record
2021 Tesla Model Y
Recall campaigns, owner reports, crash-test ratings, and fuel economy in one place. Organized so you can understand what the numbers do and do not mean.
Safety campaigns
Recall history, campaign by campaign
Campaign year comes from NHTSA's report-received date. The distinct-campaign list is complete for this source snapshot.
Tires — Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
Electrical System — Software · Latches/Locks/Linkages — Hood — Latch
Seat Belts — Front — Warning Light/Devices
Electrical System — Software · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
Electrical System — Adas — Driver Monitoring — Software
Steering — Automated/Adaptive Steering
Exterior Lighting — Tail Lights
Visibility — Power Window Devices And Controls
Electrical System — Adas — Driver Monitoring — Camera/Sensor · Forward Collision Avoidance — Automatic Emergency Braking · Lane Departure — Lane Keep — Automatic Steering
Electrical System — Software · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
Electrical System — Software · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
Electrical System — Software · Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System — Air Handler/Chamber, Ducts, And Valves
Electrical System — Software · Seat Belts — Front
Steering — Automated/Adaptive Steering
Suspension
Forward Collision Avoidance — Automatic Emergency Braking · Forward Collision Avoidance — Sensing System — Camera · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings · Forward Collision Avoidance — Software
Suspension — Critical Fasteners · Suspension — Front
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Critical Fasteners · Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper
Seat Belts — Critical Fasteners · Seat Belts — Rear/Other — Retractor
Seat Belts · Seat Belts — Critical Fasteners
Source: NHTSA recall records. Potential-unit counts can include other models and years.
Consumer reports
What owners reported
These are allegations submitted to NHTSA, not verified defects or findings.
One report can mention both a crash and a fire. Counts do not measure failure rates because the exposed-vehicle population is not provided here.
Crash testing
NHTSA safety ratings
Ratings summarize controlled crash and rollover tests for listed configurations of this model year.
Source: NHTSA NCAP · 0 listed test configurations.
Efficiency
Fuel economy at a glance
Averages across 3 listed configurations. Your trim, drivetrain, fuel, and driving conditions can differ.
Each gauge is positioned within the source minimum and maximum for the same model year, represented EPA class, and primary fuel—not an arbitrary universal maximum. Comparison scope: EPA class count: 2; primary fuel type count: 1. FuelEconomy.gov cost assumptions are not a prediction of actual spending.
Source: FuelEconomy.gov · Economy range for this vehicle: 111–129 MPGe.