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
Aug 14, 2022	San Benito County, California	SR-156	4
Jul 27, 2022	Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida	US-1	1
Jul 12, 2022	El Dorado County, California	SERRANO PKWY	1
Jul 6, 2022	Alachua County, Florida	I 75 SB REST AREA RAMP	2
Jul 3, 2022	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut	NEWFIELD AV	1
May 30, 2022	Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California	W FOOTHILL BLVD	1
May 19, 2022	Mauricetown, Cumberland County, New Jersey	SR-47	1
May 19, 2022	Summit, Union County, New Jersey	SR-24	1
May 12, 2022	Newport Beach, Orange County, California	SR-1 W COAST HWY	3
Apr 30, 2022	Tarrytown, Westchester County, New York	I-87	1
Apr 29, 2022	Durham, Durham County, North Carolina	DURHAM CHAPEL HILL BLVD	1
Apr 9, 2022	Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire	SR-101A	1
Mar 20, 2022	Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland	GV-61 CLARA BARTON PKWY	1
Mar 19, 2022	Conway, Horry County, South Carolina	SR-107 OAK STREET	1
Dec 23, 2021	Granbury, Hood County, Texas	FM 4	1
Dec 12, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-30	1
Nov 4, 2021	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	LIZARDS TAIL RD	1
Nov 4, 2021	El Monte, Los Angeles County, California	SANTA ANITA AVE	1
Sep 15, 2021	Oxford, Johnson County, Iowa	I-80	1
Sep 10, 2021	Lane County, Oregon	SR-126E ODOT 15	1
Sep 3, 2021	Pinellas County, Florida	MANNING RD	2
Aug 26, 2021	National City, San Diego County, California	I-5	1
Jul 27, 2021	Lucas County, Ohio	I-475	1
Jul 6, 2021	Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California	INDIAN ST	1
Jun 28, 2021	Rialto, San Bernardino County, California	SR-210	2

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.