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
Oct 30, 2023	Los Angeles County, California	I-110 HARBOR FWY	1
Oct 25, 2023	Santa Barbara County, California	SR-1	1
Oct 13, 2023	Fresno, Fresno County, California	FRIANT RD	2
Sep 25, 2023	Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan	US-24 S TELEGRAPH RD	1
Sep 19, 2023	Lincoln County, Oregon	US-101 ODOT 9	1
Aug 30, 2023	Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama	US-GOVERNMENT ST SR-16	1
Jul 4, 2023	Orange County, Florida	SR-417	1
Jun 7, 2023	New York City, Kings County, New York	OCEAN PKWY	1
Jun 5, 2023	Jackson County, Oregon	I-5	1
Apr 30, 2023	Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey	MISSOURI AVE	1
Apr 7, 2023	Ridgefield Park, Bergen County, New Jersey	US-46	1
Apr 2, 2023	Suwannee County, Florida	CR-250	1
Feb 22, 2023	Kootenai County, Idaho	SR-97	1
Feb 21, 2023	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	SR-100	1
Feb 18, 2023	Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California	I-680	1
Feb 8, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	W NORTHERN AVE	1
Dec 11, 2022	Menifee, Riverside County, California	OLD NEWPORT RD	1
Nov 24, 2022	Bucks County, Pennsylvania	SR-563 MOUNTAINVIEW DR	1
Nov 12, 2022	San Diego County, California	CR-LA CANADA RD	1
Nov 11, 2022	Garden Grove, Orange County, California	GARDEN GROVE BLVD	1
Nov 8, 2022	Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas	SR-21	1
Oct 26, 2022	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	W JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD	1
Oct 9, 2022	San Benito County, California	SR-25	1
Sep 13, 2022	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	US-101	1
Aug 20, 2022	Palm Beach County, Florida	LANTANA RD	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.