2026 Tesla Model Y back over prevention problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2026 Tesla Model Y — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This is an issue with Tesla's Full Self Driving (Supervised). The categories above don't match this capability. Sunday, XXX, about 6:05 PM. FSD (Supervised) version 14.3.9. Leaving In-N-Out Burger, [XXX], FSD chose to exit westbound onto [XXX]. A vehicle coming from the east had gone around the…”
filed Sep 13, 2026
“It is a safety complaint about the automated parking/FSD reverse maneuver. My brand-new Tesla Model Y (VIN: [[XXX]]), which I purchased XXX and which had only 819 miles on the odometer at time of the incident. Following the over-the-air software update to version 14.3.7, the vehicle's behavior…”
filed Sep 2, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Back Over Prevention problems in other Model Y years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Model Y | 14 | 14% |
| 2024 Model Y | 61 | 19% |
| 2023 Model Y | 42 | 4% |
| 2022 Model Y | 15 | 2% |
| 2021 Model Y | 26 | 2% |
| 2020 Model Y | 7 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2026 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.