Tesla Model Y vs Honda Odyssey

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	Tesla Model Y	Honda Odyssey
Complaints on file	7,374	17,040
Model years covered	2020–2026	1990–2026
Worst model year	2023	2007
Best model year	2025	2026
Crashes reported	1,104	634
Fires reported	50	200
Injuries reported	369	655
Deaths reported	22	8
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	21%	8.8%

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%

Honda Odyssey by year

2 1 112 88 24 89 664 785 721 1,120 1,095 715 1,046 879 1,039 617 243 340 291 326 276 406 273 356 48 1,658 1,624 923 212 183 158 152 533 41

90 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 3,076 18.1%

Engine & Cooling 1,944 11.4%

Electrical System 1,849 10.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,775 10.4%

Body & Structure 1,426 8.4%

Brakes 1,195 7.0%

Other & Unspecified 990 5.8%

Airbags 830 4.9%