2022 Tesla Model Y vehicle speed control problems
139 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2022 Tesla Model Y — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My chat constantly phantom brakes. This is a constant issue, I ve had the car since it was new and almost everytime im in adaptive cruise control it randomly brakes. Today with nothing in front of my on 3 separate occasions it applies the brakes and forces me to accelerate to maintain speed.”
filed Sep 5, 2026
“While operating a 2022 Tesla Model Y with Full Self-Driving (FSD Supervised) engaged, the vehicle failed to execute a right merge onto the CA-280 North freeway ramp in Redwood City, CA. Instead, FSD initiated an unexpected wrong-way maneuver down a downward off-ramp. As the vehicle headed toward a…”
filed Aug 28, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Model Y years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Model Y | 29 | 8% |
| 2025 Model Y | 10 | 10% |
| 2024 Model Y | 35 | 11% |
| 2023 Model Y | 167 | 14% |
| 2021 Model Y | 160 | 15% |
| 2020 Model Y | 37 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2022 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.