2026 Tesla Model Y · symptom sheet

Full Self-Driving (FSD) does something unsafe

96owner reports
11,800median miles
36involved a crash

Newest report Sep 26, 2026 · checked Sep 29, 2026

96 of the 373 complaints on this car describe FSD problems, which makes it the most reported problem on the 2026 Model Y.

No recall on this systemas of Sep 29, 2026

36 crashesin 96 reports

9 people hurtin these reports

Tick what matches of 96 reports

FSD tried to turn or change lanes wrongly

it braked hard for nothing while FSD was on

it ran a red light or stop sign or failed to yield

I had to take over to avoid a collision

a software update changed how FSD behaves

it drove over the speed limit and I cannot cap it

FSD problems on other Model Y years

202134 reports 202235 reports 202341 reports 202437 reports 202696 reports

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: 2020, 2025.

What this problem usually is

Owners in this group describe Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) doing something they had to override: a wrong turn or lane change, a hard slowdown with nothing ahead, a red light or stop sign it didn't stop for. This page sticks to what owners wrote and what NHTSA has on file.

Read the full explainer · Which cars report it most

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the software update (27 reports), the cabin or exterior camera (7 reports) and the computer or MCU (4 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on this problem covers the 2026 model year as of Sep 29, 2026.

When it happens

Too few of these reports state a mileage to give a range.

What owners wrote

“Running Full Service Driving (FSD) v14.2.2.5 on HW4. At Skillman St & I-635 Dallas TX, FSD attempted a wrong way turn into oncoming traffic instead of taking the correct leftmost lane. In the image attached instead of following the blue path Tesla took the wrong lane highlighted in red.”
Filed Apr 8, 2026

“On full self driving, there is no way to change the follow distance and it follows way too close very often. This generates incidents that the car reports to Tesla insurance and we are penalized for something we can't always control. We also can't change our speed but I'm more concerned about the follow distance on highways. Last incident at 7:46PM on 1/25/2026.”
Filed Jan 26, 2026

“The latest version of Tesla FSD software does not let me fully control my speed. You can switch profiles or stop using Full Self-Driving, but you cannot set the speed to what you want. In the last version, you could use the right scroll wheel to increase or decrease the speed. Now that shifts profiles but even that does not give you control over what exact speed you are driving”
Filed Nov 19, 2025

“Using FSD, my Tesla was at a stoplight (first car) in a dedicated left turn lane with a red left-turn arrow. After cross traffic went by, the Tesla began to proceed through the intersection even though the red arrow was still on. I slammed on the brakes. Watching the dashcam video later, I counted it was about 10 seconds after the Tesla began to run the red light before the light actually changed to a green arrow.”
Filed Oct 12, 2025

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 36 of 96 reports involved a crash and 9 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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