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Tesla Model Y
2023 · ev, suv
9 measured figures
9 of the 9 figures this market publishes for a car like this one are measured for this car. This market publishes no overall score, so there is no share of a composite weight to measure confidence against; figures_measured says how many of this market's figures the row carries, and contributing_publishers says who measured them
Measured figures
Fuel economy (MPGe)123 MPGeMeasured by EPA · configuration: Model Y AWD
Tailpipe CO₂0 g/kmMeasured by EPA · CO₂ basis: tailpipe_rated · configuration: Model Y AWD · also 0 g/mile
HorsepowerFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Kerb weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
EPA test weightFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
WarrantyFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Recall campaignsFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
NHTSA overall ratingFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
Complaints per 10,000 builtFree with an accountMeasured for this car, with its publisher and basis
7 more measured figures for this car — Horsepower, Kerb weight, EPA test weight, Warranty, Recall campaigns, NHTSA overall rating, Complaints per 10,000 built — each with the publisher that measured it and the basis it is on. Free to read with an account.
Figures this car does not carry
Fuel economyNot published for this carFuel economy is published for cars burning a liquid fuel — petrol, diesel and hybrid — whose economy is measured in miles per actual gallon; this car is not one of them, so the figure is not the same quantity for it
Tailpipe CO₂ (charge-weighted)Not published for this carthis car's CO₂ is published as the tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle (0 g/km), not as a composite weighted across electric and fuel-burning miles, so it is not the quantity this list orders. It is published as Tailpipe CO₂
Engine horsepowerNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
PriceNot published for this carNot published for this car. The record's own reason is free to read with an account.
5-Year Running Costs
| Fuel | not estimated — No energy price and energy-consumption figure are held for this powertrain in this market, so its running cost is not estimated rather than priced as petrol. |
| Insurance | $11,655 (modelled) |
| Maintenance | $5,200 (class estimate) |
| Repairs | $8,000 (modelled) |
| Depreciation | not estimated — we hold no purchase price for this car, and it is not assumed. |
| Total | not estimated — a component above is unknown or modelled |
Running costs only — the purchase price is not included. The five-year running cost is an ESTIMATE, not a measurement of this car: only its fuel half is computed from the car's own measured consumption and a dated pump price (see fuel_price_source and fuel_price_as_of in the market's own figures); insurance, maintenance and repairs are class models. It orders no list and is not one of this market's published figures. Insurance, maintenance and repairs are models, not figures for this car: insurance from its power, weight and crash rating, maintenance from its make's class, repairs from its complaint and recall counts. They are shown for scale and are not used to rank it. Confidence is low: several components are modelled from class averages.
Known Issues
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
304 complaint(s) · 23 report a crash, fire, injury or death
While using the adaptive cruise control, the vehicle unexpectedly applied brakes aggressively. There were no vehicles in front, to the side, or behind the vehicle. This could have resulted in a collis…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
233 complaint(s) · 36 report a crash, fire, injury or death
7 times in 2 days of travel on major interstate highways in cruise control the car phantom sees something that isn’t there and slams on the brakes throwing us forward until I can manually override wit…
STEERING
208 complaint(s) · 30 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I bought this car on January 24, 2023, I was driving with my family on Route 1 South in Woodbridge, NJ and all the sudden steering wheel fall January 29, 2023 . Was lucky there was no car behind and a…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
164 complaint(s) · 35 report a crash, fire, injury or death
I was driving at about 40 MPH on local road at rush hour, the car was put in parking mode when I made a lane change, the speed reduced to 0 rapidly and put me in extremely dangerous situation like bei…
SERVICE BRAKES
150 complaint(s) · 35 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Our car experienced unexpected and sudden braking on 3 occasions. #1: We were in cruise control (cc) and the car was going through a town and the brakes were applied suddenly (5/4/23). It accelerated…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
146 complaint(s) · 29 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The vehicle is reporting open recall, I have already upgraded the vehicle software 2 weeks ago but the nhtsa.gov website is not updated accordingly
SUSPENSION
122 complaint(s) · 3 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact discovered cracks on the front-end structural casting. The contact stated that some cracks went through the structure and were close to the strut mou…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
100 complaint(s) · 24 report a crash, fire, injury or death
The contact owns a 2023 Tesla Model Y. The contact stated that while his wife was driving in a parking lot, the vehicle independently accelerated as she depressed the brake pedal. The contact's wife c…
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
91 complaint(s) · 24 report a crash, fire, injury or death
Twice while driving in early afternoon on very bright days in the direction of the sun I've received forward collision alerts for no apparent reason. Due to adrenaline I don't remember if I slammed on…
VISIBILITY/WIPER
59 complaint(s)
Traversing Blewett Pass at night, in a rain storm. Auto sensing wipers don’t respond to light rain or rain at night. When they are on they don’t adjust to the amount of rain so there is significant w…
The 10 components named in the most complaints are shown, of 60 named in all.
These complaints are filed under MODEL Y, a name NHTSA also uses for other versions of this car, so some may concern those versions.
Data sources
- EPA — fuel economy and CO₂ label figures for EV-only marques
- EPA — fuel economy and CO₂ label figures
- NHTSA — crash-test ratings, recalls and owner complaints
- New York State DMV — New York registrations, the cross-check on that denominator
- NHTSA — vehicles built for the US market, the complaint-rate denominator
- EPA — curb weight of the certified test vehicle, from the certification test results
- carstandings.com — basic-warranty terms, from this site's reviewed table
- EPA — horsepower and EPA test weight, from the Test Car List
- EPA — production volumes by make, from Automotive Trends
- NHTSA — body style and the crash-tested vehicle's curb weight, from the NCAP crash-test file
- NHTSA — body style and engine horsepower, from the vPIC VIN decoder