Fatal crash profile · Model

Tesla Model S

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 87
Fatal crashes: 87
Deaths inside: 51
Other deaths: 57

Between 2020 and 2024, 87 vehicles described as Tesla Model S were involved in 87 fatal crashes in the United States. 51 people died inside these vehicles and 57 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	7
2021	16
2022	23
2023	19
2024	22

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

47%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.2 times the share for Tesla: 39%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	3	6
2021	7	13
2022	19	10
2023	7	13
2024	15	15

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

31%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.2 times the share for Tesla: 26%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.2 times the share for Tesla: 18%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

55%

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

About the same as the share for Tesla: 54%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Tesla Model S	Tesla	All vehicles
Driver speeding	31.0%	26.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	21.8%	17.6%	17.7%
At night	55.2%	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	68
Cloudy	12
Rain	3
Fog, Smog, Smoke	2

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	37
Dark - Lighted	28
Dark - Not Lighted	13
Dusk	6
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2

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	25
Florida	9
Texas	8
New Jersey	5
Oregon	4
Arizona	3
Washington	3
Georgia	3
South Carolina	3
New Mexico	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Tesla Model S by model year

2022 12 crashes
2021 14 crashes
2018 10 crashes
2016 19 crashes
2015 10 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 20, 2024	East Irvine, Orange County, California	BARRANCA PKWY	1
Nov 26, 2024	Webster, Harris County, Texas	I45 FRONTAGE	1
Nov 4, 2024	Forest Park, Clayton County, Georgia	SR-005400	1
Nov 1, 2024	Dane County, Wisconsin	RANGE TRL	5
Oct 25, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-HOLCOMBE BLVD	1
Oct 24, 2024	Murphy, Collin County, Texas	FM 544	1
Oct 11, 2024	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	US-40 EDMONDSON AVE	1
Sep 14, 2024	Middlesex County, New Jersey	BUS-444 GARDEN STATE PKWY	3
Jul 31, 2024	Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona	HIGLEY RD	1
Jun 30, 2024	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-448 COORS BLVD	1
Jun 23, 2024	San Luis Obispo County, California	SAN LUIS BAY DR	1
May 22, 2024	Mason County, Washington	SR-106	1
Apr 24, 2024	Carson City, Carson City, Nevada	I-580	2
Apr 19, 2024	Snohomish County, Washington	SR-522	1
Apr 1, 2024	Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio	SR-674 GENDER RD	2
Apr 1, 2024	Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia	SR-12	1
Mar 20, 2024	Lancaster County, South Carolina	SSR-28 SHILOH UNITY RD	1
Mar 20, 2024	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	N FESSENDEN ST	1
Feb 26, 2024	Roseville, Placer County, California	VINEYARD RD	1
Jan 26, 2024	Hilton Head Isl, Beaufort County, South Carolina	SR-79 SPANISH WELLS RD	1
Jan 16, 2024	Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona	E SHEA BLVD	1
Jan 7, 2024	Houston, Harris County, Texas	MU-JEFFERSON ST	1
Dec 16, 2023	Eastvale, Riverside County, California	BELLEGRAVE AV	1
Dec 13, 2023	Apopka, Orange County, Florida	US-441	1
Dec 1, 2023	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-30	1

Compare Tesla Model S 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.