Which cars have the most driver assist problems

Owners have filed 44,751 complaints with NHTSA about the driver assist & collision avoidance. These are the models and model years that account for most of them.

Read these as volume, not as a reliability ranking: a model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone.

Worst model years for driver assist problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2021 Tesla Model Y 960 48% 4,000 F
2022 Tesla Model 3 851 57% 3,724 F
2022 Tesla Model Y 789 49% 4,350 F
2023 Tesla Model Y 768 38% 3,000 F
2021 Tesla Model 3 642 52% 10,000 F
2019 Honda Odyssey 606 36% 34,000 D
2018 Honda Accord 539 18% 37,991 C
2018 Honda Cr-V 532 18% 37,200 C
2018 Honda Odyssey 523 31% 60,000 D
2020 Honda Odyssey 482 51% 20,000 F
2023 Fisker Ocean 433 24% 10 C
2017 Honda Cr-V 397 15% 45,000 B
2019 Honda Cr-V 380 24% 20,000 D
2018 Tesla Model 3 370 22% 35,000 F
2019 Tesla Model 3 338 32% 27,509 F
2019 Honda Pilot 326 22% 54,000 C
2024 Tesla Model Y 298 50% 27,000 F
2023 Tesla Model 3 284 38% 4,000 F
2020 Tesla Model 3 274 36% 10,000 F
2018 RAM 2500 257 7% 21,621 A
2022 Polestar Polestar 2 236 62% 20,000 F
2021 Honda Pilot 234 32% 40,000 D
2019 Honda Accord 233 21% 19,750 D
2021 Ford Mustang Mach E 231 35% 3,800 D
2024 Honda Prologue 227 16% 16,050 C

Driver assist problems by brand

Every brand's record for this part, across its whole range.

Models with the most driver assist problems

Tesla Model Y 3,290 13.8%

Worst in 2021

Tesla Model 3 2,943 12.3%

Worst in 2022

Honda Cr-V 1,948 8.2%

Worst in 2018

Honda Odyssey 1,840 7.7%

Worst in 2019

Honda Accord 1,568 6.6%

Worst in 2018

Honda Pilot 1,126 4.7%

Worst in 2019

Nissan Rogue 755 3.2%

Worst in 2018

Ford Explorer 729 3.1%

Worst in 2020

Ford Escape 729 3.1%

Worst in 2016

Tesla Model S 673 2.8%

Worst in 2017

Ford F-150 648 2.7%

Worst in 2021

RAM 1500 564 2.4%

Worst in 2025

Subaru Outback 551 2.3%

Worst in 2020

Honda Civic 507 2.1%

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Hyundai Tucson 468 2.0%

Worst in 2025

Ford Edge 442 1.9%

Worst in 2013

Fisker Ocean 433 1.8%

Worst in 2023

RAM 2500 383 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Volkswagen Atlas 375 1.6%

Worst in 2019

Tesla Model X 367 1.5%

Worst in 2017

Subaru Forester 362 1.5%

Worst in 2020

Acura MDX 356 1.5%

Worst in 2020

Volkswagen ID.4 325 1.4%

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2021

Honda Passport 314 1.3%

Worst in 2019

Hyundai Santa FE 290 1.2%

Worst in 2023

Honda Ridgeline 289 1.2%

Worst in 2017

Jeep Compass 284 1.2%

Worst in 2022

Exactly what failed

NHTSA files each complaint against a specific sub-assembly. These are the ones named most often inside driver assist & collision avoidance.

Automatic Emergency Braking 12,460 28.1%
Adaptive Cruise Control 7,742 17.4%
Warnings 7,354 16.6%
Assist 2,914 6.6%
Back Over Prevention 2,899 6.5%
Blind Spot Detection 2,553 5.8%
Warning 2,222 5.0%
Warnings 1,998 4.5%
Camera 1,533 3.5%
Rearview System Braking 1,478 3.3%
Forward Collision Avoidance 765 1.7%
Camera System 152 0.3%
External/Pedestrian Alert 135 0.3%
Lane Departure 99 0.2%
Steering Assist 89 0.2%