Fatal crash profile · Model

Tesla Model 3

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

2023 51 crashes
2022 63 crashes
2021 43 crashes
2020 50 crashes
2019 41 crashes
2018 51 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Dec 19, 2023	Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas	US-281	1
Dec 19, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SUNLAND BLVD	1
Dec 18, 2023	Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California	CENTINELA AV	1
Dec 15, 2023	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	SR-105	1
Dec 2, 2023	Hays County, Texas	FM 2001	1
Dec 1, 2023	Lake County, California	SR-29	1
Nov 30, 2023	Ouachita County, Arkansas	US-79	2
Nov 14, 2023	Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina	SR-127	1
Nov 4, 2023	Pierce County, Washington	SR-167 RAMP	1
Nov 4, 2023	Los Angeles County, California	SR-60	1
Nov 3, 2023	Orange County, Florida	CR-535	1
Nov 3, 2023	Los Angeles County, California	SR-138	1
Oct 30, 2023	Hempstead, Nassau County, New York	ROCKAWAY TPK	1
Oct 22, 2023	Travis County, Texas	FM 734	1
Oct 8, 2023	Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida	SR-5A	1
Oct 6, 2023	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	SR-41 S LAKE SHORE DR	1
Oct 2, 2023	Hillsborough County, Florida	MU-BLOOMINGDALE AVE	1
Oct 2, 2023	Corona, Riverside County, California	SR-91	2
Sep 25, 2023	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	MU-AIRWAYS RD	1
Sep 24, 2023	Fayette County, Pennsylvania	SR-711 SPRINGFIELD PK	3
Sep 23, 2023	King County, Washington	CR-SE SUMMIT LANDSBURG RD	1
Sep 13, 2023	West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts	SR-24 S	1
Sep 8, 2023	Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California	GOLDEN VALLEY RD	1
Aug 31, 2023	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-40	2
Aug 30, 2023	Vermilion County, Illinois	I-74	1

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.