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	7,503	17,279
Model years covered	2020–2026	1990–2026
Worst model year	2023	2007
Best model year	2025	2026
Crashes reported	1,124	636
Fires reported	53	200
Injuries reported	383	658
Deaths reported	22	8
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	21.1%	8.7%

Tesla Model Y by year

491 2,005 1,600 2,017 593 198 599

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 3,290 43.8%

Other & Unspecified 644 8.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 575 7.7%

Brakes 568 7.6%

Electrical System 541 7.2%

Steering 457 6.1%

Suspension 304 4.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 190 2.5%

Honda Odyssey by year

2 1 112 88 24 89 664 785 721 1,120 1,095 717 1,046 879 1,039 617 243 340 292 329 276 406 276 360 48 1,691 1,687 942 222 184 161 167 597 59

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 3,089 17.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,985 11.5%

Electrical System 1,901 11.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 1,840 10.6%

Body & Structure 1,430 8.3%

Brakes 1,199 6.9%

Other & Unspecified 1,019 5.9%

Airbags 835 4.8%