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Which cars have the most driver assist problems

Owners have filed 43,924 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 957 48% 4,000 F
2022 Tesla Model 3 848 57% 3,724 F
2022 Tesla Model Y 785 50% 4,350 F
2023 Tesla Model Y 762 38% 3,000 F
2021 Tesla Model 3 637 52% 10,000 F
2019 Honda Odyssey 568 35% 34,000 D
2018 Honda Accord 533 18% 37,991 C
2018 Honda Cr-V 531 18% 37,200 C
2018 Honda Odyssey 510 31% 56,375 D
2020 Honda Odyssey 470 51% 20,000 F
2023 Fisker Ocean 433 24% 10 C
2017 Honda Cr-V 392 15% 45,000 B
2019 Honda Cr-V 376 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 318 22% 53,000 C
2024 Tesla Model Y 291 50% 27,000 F
2023 Tesla Model 3 278 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 Ford Mustang Mach E 231 35% 3,800 D
2019 Honda Accord 229 21% 19,750 D
2021 Honda Pilot 224 32% 40,000 D
2024 Honda Prologue 221 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 3,250 13.8%

Worst in 2021

Tesla Model 3 2,922 12.4%

Worst in 2022

Honda Cr-V 1,934 8.2%

Worst in 2018

Honda Odyssey 1,775 7.6%

Worst in 2019

Honda Accord 1,546 6.6%

Worst in 2018

Honda Pilot 1,082 4.6%

Worst in 2019

Nissan Rogue 746 3.2%

Worst in 2018

Ford Explorer 716 3.1%

Worst in 2020

Ford Escape 690 2.9%

Worst in 2016

Tesla Model S 672 2.9%

Worst in 2017

Ford F-150 634 2.7%

Worst in 2021

RAM 1500 557 2.4%

Worst in 2025

Subaru Outback 538 2.3%

Worst in 2020

Honda Civic 503 2.1%

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2022

Hyundai Tucson 459 2.0%

Worst in 2025

Ford Edge 437 1.9%

Worst in 2013

Fisker Ocean 433 1.8%

Worst in 2023

RAM 2500 381 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Volkswagen Atlas 373 1.6%

Worst in 2019

Tesla Model X 365 1.6%

Worst in 2017

Subaru Forester 355 1.5%

Worst in 2020

Acura MDX 345 1.5%

Worst in 2020

Volkswagen ID.4 325 1.4%

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2021

Honda Passport 303 1.3%

Worst in 2019

Nissan Sentra 282 1.2%

Worst in 2020

Hyundai Santa FE 282 1.2%

Worst in 2023

Honda Ridgeline 281 1.2%

Worst in 2017

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 12,266 28.2%
Adaptive Cruise Control 7,599 17.4%
Warnings 7,212 16.6%
Assist 2,840 6.5%
Back Over Prevention 2,820 6.5%
Blind Spot Detection 2,517 5.8%
Warning 2,165 5.0%
Warnings 1,953 4.5%
Camera 1,524 3.5%
Rearview System Braking 1,441 3.3%
Forward Collision Avoidance 757 1.7%
Camera System 152 0.3%
External/Pedestrian Alert 135 0.3%
Lane Departure 96 0.2%
Steering Assist 89 0.2%