What is it like to own a 2024 Tesla Model Y in NYC?
2,315 are registered in the five boroughs. Here is what they cost to fuel, what owners report to NHTSA, and which recalls are open.
There are 2,315 2024 Tesla Model Ys actively registered in New York City, most of them in Queens at 956. EPA rates it at 105 to 120 MPGe combined, 260 to 320 miles of range. NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns covering this vehicle and holds 579 complaints submitted by owners and drivers.
- Registered in NYC
- 2,315
- Combined MPGe
- 105 to 120
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Complaints to NHTSA
- 579
Data: NYS DMV August 17, 2026 snapshot, NHTSA and EPA as of August 17, 2026
Will I see myself coming and going?
2,315 2024 Tesla Model Ys are actively registered in New York City, across 5 of the five boroughs. Queens has the most at 956, and The Bronx the fewest at 192.
| Borough | Registered | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Queens | 956 | 41.3% |
| Brooklyn | 527 | 22.8% |
| Staten Island | 406 | 17.5% |
| Manhattan | 234 | 10.1% |
| The Bronx | 192 | 8.3% |
| All five boroughs | 2,315 | 100% |
What will fuel cost me?
The 2024 Tesla Model Y is electric, so EPA rates it in MPGe rather than MPG: 105 to 120 combined across its 5 EPA configurations, with 260 to 320 miles of range. MPGe is a conversion of electricity into a gallon-equivalent, so it compares consumption, not fuel bills.
| Configuration | City | Highway | Combined | Annual fuel cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic (A1), All-Wheel Drive | 122 MPGe | 112 MPGe | 117 MPGe | $650 |
| Automatic (A1), All-Wheel Drive | 111 MPGe | 98 MPGe | 105 MPGe | $700 |
| Automatic (A1), All-Wheel Drive | 123 MPGe | 112 MPGe | 118 MPGe | $650 |
| Automatic (A1), Rear-Wheel Drive | 128 MPGe | 112 MPGe | 120 MPGe | $650 |
| Automatic (A1), Rear-Wheel Drive | 128 MPGe | 112 MPGe | 120 MPGe | $650 |
What goes wrong with it?
Owners and drivers have submitted 579 complaints about the 2024 Tesla Model Y to NHTSA, across 23 component categories. The most reported is forward collision avoidance, with 168. These are reports, not confirmed defects and not a failure rate: a car that sold well collects more of them than a rare one for no reason other than that more people own it.
| Component | Complaints submitted | Latest report |
|---|---|---|
| Forward collision avoidance | 168 | July 22, 2026 |
| Back over prevention | 68 | June 17, 2026 |
| Electrical system | 59 | July 27, 2026 |
| Lane departure | 55 | July 22, 2026 |
| Unknown or other | 51 | July 30, 2026 |
| Vehicle speed control | 34 | June 22, 2026 |
| Service brakes | 24 | July 18, 2026 |
| Steering | 23 | July 22, 2026 |
A complaint is somebody telling the federal government that something happened to their car. It has not been investigated, confirmed or agreed to by the manufacturer, and the count says as much about how many of these were sold as about the car itself. If you want to know what a symptom means rather than how often it is reported, the symptoms guide is the page for that.
Is mine affected by a recall?
NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns covering the 2024 Tesla Model Y. A campaign covers a range of vehicles, not every one built, so the only way to know whether yours is included is to check your own VIN against NHTSA's lookup.
| Campaign | Component | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| 25V002000 | Electrical system | January 6, 2025 |
| 24V935000 | Tires:pressure monitoring and regulating systems | December 17, 2024 |
| 24V886000 | Seats:front assembly:recliner | November 22, 2024 |
| 24V554000 | Electrical system:software | July 24, 2024 |
| 24V051000 | Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | January 30, 2024 |
Who works on Model Ys in Brooklyn?
We do. Nacmias Service Center is at 619 Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, family owned since 1977: diagnostics, brakes, suspension, engine and transmission work on the Model Y. If it will not start where it sits, the flatbed that brings it in is ours too.
Registration counts: New York State DMV registration file, five New York City counties, August 17, 2026 snapshot. A registration is a record in a state database, not a car on the road, and the borough is where the registrant receives mail rather than where the car is driven. How we counted.
Fuel economy: EPA and DOE ratings published at FuelEconomy.gov, unaveraged, so each configuration is its own row. Recalls and complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, the agency's own wording, as ingested August 17, 2026. Complaints are reports members of the public filed, not confirmed defects. The NYC registration study is the analysis these counts sit on top of.
234 vehicles in this directory, covering 520,848 registered cars. Data as of August 17, 2026.