2022 Tesla Model Y · symptom sheet
Brakes grind, pulse or wear early
- 132owner reports
- 10,444median miles
- 15involved a crash
Newest report Sep 17, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
132 of the 865 complaints on this car describe brake wear.
Tick what matches of 132 reports
Brake wear on other Model Y years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2025.
What this problem usually is
Brake reports cover a wide spread of symptoms. Grinding or squealing is common, and so is a pulsing pedal or a shake through the car when stopping. Others describe pads and rotors worn out long before they expected, a brake warning light, or a pedal that goes soft or sinks toward the floor. The most serious ones say the car didn't stop in time.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the ABS module (4 reports), the pads and rotors (3 reports) and the caliper (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the brakes covers the 2022 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 6,000 and 45,417 miles, from the 8 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“I feel Tesla is building cars with non-standard parts and structural issues. 1.I bought a new car and started hearing brakes noises from 6000 miles where as previous car brakes rotors were good till 70k miles. 2.Within 9000 miles, driver side door, A pillar, B pillar, rear seats, display panel has to be either insulated or replaced. I am not sure how this effects car value or vehicle integrity going forward.”
Filed Apr 15, 2023 · 6,000 miles
“Today I was driving to work using the adaptive cruise control and the car applied brakes for no valid reason, this sudden deceleration could have caused an accident.”
Filed Feb 18, 2022
“At highway speeds using adaptive cruise or autopilot, vehicle suddenly brakes and veers towards the shoulder of the road. This occurs when a large vehicle such as a bus or semi is approaching from the opposite direction. Emergency break came close to causing a rear end collision today 2/17/22. Contacted Tesla service for investigation and repair.”
Filed Feb 17, 2022
“Phantom breaking happens consistently when cruise control is engaged. The phantom breaking happens every day and multiple times a day. Whether it be on a multi lane freeway or a two lane highway, serious breaking occurs and often can be quite dangerous when cars are following behind our vehicle.”
Filed Feb 14, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 15 of 132 reports involved a crash and 12 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 265 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 254 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 75 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 74 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 37 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 37 reports
- Full Self-Driving (FSD) does something unsafe 35 reports