Fatal crash profile · Model

Tesla Model Y

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 184
Fatal crashes: 182
Deaths inside: 80
Other deaths: 137

Between 2020 and 2024, 184 vehicles described as Tesla Model Y were involved in 182 fatal crashes in the United States. 80 people died inside these vehicles and 137 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	2
2021	15
2022	33
2023	64
2024	70

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

37%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for Tesla: 39%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	0	2
2021	8	10
2022	14	22
2023	36	47
2024	22	56

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

22%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 85 percent of the share for Tesla: 26%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

16%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 90 percent of the share for Tesla: 18%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

About 90 percent of the share for Tesla: 54%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Tesla Model Y	Tesla	All vehicles
Driver speeding	22.3%	26.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	15.8%	17.6%	17.7%
At night	48.4%	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	137
Cloudy	26
Rain	10
Snow	3

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	85
Dark - Lighted	51
Dark - Not Lighted	30
Dusk	8
Dawn	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	64
Florida	17
New Jersey	10
New York	10
Arizona	10
Texas	9
Oregon	6
Illinois	5
Nevada	4
Ohio	4

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Tesla Model Y by model year

2024 15 crashes
2023 49 crashes
2022 47 crashes
2021 54 crashes
2020 17 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
Sep 10, 2024	Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, California	PATHFINDER RD	2
Sep 2, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-17	1
Sep 1, 2024	Oakland, Alameda County, California	I-880 NIMITZ FWY	1
Aug 26, 2024	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	SR-85	2
Aug 23, 2024	Polk County, Iowa	TS-NW 126TH AVE	2
Aug 20, 2024	Mercer County, New Jersey	LANWIN BLVD	1
Aug 18, 2024	Atlantic County, New Jersey	CR-559 MAYS LANDING SOMERS PT	1
Aug 16, 2024	Pasco County, Florida	CR-1	1
Jul 30, 2024	Reno, Washoe County, Nevada	I-580	1
Jul 28, 2024	Douglas County, Colorado	I-25	1
Jul 22, 2024	Encinitas, San Diego County, California	I-5	1
Jul 19, 2024	San Diego, San Diego County, California	MORENA BLVD	1
Jul 14, 2024	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	I-35	1
Jul 3, 2024	Howard County, Indiana	US-31	1
Jun 29, 2024	Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee	US-11 SR-2 N LEE HWY	1
Jun 29, 2024	Kosciusko County, Indiana	CR-150	1
Jun 17, 2024	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	SR-30 LINCOLN HWY	1
Jun 10, 2024	Orange County, Florida	CR-435	1
Jun 8, 2024	Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida	MU-W NASA BLVD	1
Jun 4, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	VISTA DEL MAR	2
Jun 3, 2024	Powell, Delaware County, Ohio	MU-1177 CLUB WAY CT	1
Jun 2, 2024	Metuchen, Middlesex County, New Jersey	US-9	1
Jun 2, 2024	Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida	CR-867	1
May 31, 2024	Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey	TRUMBULL ST	1
May 24, 2024	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	SR-596 JONES BLVD	1

Compare Tesla Model Y 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.