Chevrolet Venture vs Tesla Model Y

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet Venture	Tesla Model Y
Complaints on file	3,069	7,374
Model years covered	1988–2005	2020–2026
Worst model year	1999	2023
Best model year	2005	2025
Crashes reported	174	1,104
Fires reported	50	50
Injuries reported	215	369
Deaths reported	11	22
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
Share of complaints involving harm	14.7%	21%

Chevrolet Venture by year

1 3 612 518 467 464 284 284 231 146 59

88 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 555 18.1%

Body & Structure 271 8.8%

Electrical System 262 8.5%

Lights 260 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 7.4%

Brakes 206 6.7%

Airbags 181 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 169 5.5%

Tesla Model Y by year

487 1,987 1,581 1,987 582 193 557

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3,250 44.1%

Other & Unspecified 622 8.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 571 7.7%

Brakes 563 7.6%

Electrical System 529 7.2%

Steering 444 6.0%

Suspension 290 3.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 189 2.6%