Fatal crash profile · Model

Tesla Model 3

Compared with Tesla · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
308
Fatal crashes
308
Deaths inside
130
Other deaths
231

Between 2020 and 2024, 308 vehicles described as Tesla Model 3 were involved in 308 fatal crashes in the United States. 130 people died inside these vehicles and 231 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 17
2021 35
2022 72
2023 87
2024 97

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

36%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Tesla: 39%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 6 13
2021 24 21
2022 29 53
2023 32 69
2024 39 75

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About the same as the share for Tesla: 26%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Tesla: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

57%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Tesla: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Tesla Model 3 Tesla All vehicles
Driver speeding 25.6% 26.1% 19.0%
Driver drinking 17.9% 17.6% 17.7%
At night 57.5% 54.3% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 234
Cloudy 37
Rain 28
Snow 2
Fog, Smog, Smoke 1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 124
Dark - Lighted 102
Dark - Not Lighted 65
Dawn 9
Dusk 4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
California 103
Florida 41
Texas 17
Arizona 15
Pennsylvania 12
Washington 10
Georgia 10
Utah 9
Colorado 7
New Jersey 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Tesla Model 3 by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Aug 1, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Jul 23, 2021 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Jul 19, 2021 Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia 1
Jul 11, 2021 Walnut, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 19, 2021 Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan 2
Jun 18, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Jun 17, 2021 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Jun 16, 2021 Lee County, Florida 1
Jun 10, 2021 Spokane County, Washington 1
Jun 1, 2021 Whatcom County, Washington 1
May 26, 2021 Henrico County, Virginia 4
May 5, 2021 Fontana, San Bernardino County, California 1
Apr 14, 2021 Austin, Travis County, Texas 1
Mar 6, 2021 Trumbull County, Ohio 1
Jan 22, 2021 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 2
Jan 16, 2021 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado 1
Dec 26, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 11, 2020 Lee County, Florida 1
Dec 4, 2020 Manatee County, Florida 1
Sep 17, 2020 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Sep 14, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Sep 12, 2020 Oceanside, San Diego County, California 1
Sep 6, 2020 Lisle, DuPage County, Illinois 1
Aug 12, 2020 Saratoga, Santa Clara County, California 2
Aug 2, 2020 Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California 2

Compare Tesla Model 3 with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.