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
Jul 13, 2023	Yorba Linda, Orange County, California	SR-90 IMPERIAL HWY	1
Jul 8, 2023	Robbinsdale, Hennepin County, Minnesota	MU-313 36TH AVE N	1
Jul 8, 2023	Murrieta, Riverside County, California	WHITEWOOD RD	3
Jul 7, 2023	San Diego County, California	SR-54 JAMACHA RD	1
Jun 29, 2023	Livingston, Columbia County, New York	US-9	2
Jun 20, 2023	Turlock, Stanislaus County, California	SR-99	1
Jun 14, 2023	Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California	SR-4 SAN TOMAS EXPY	2
Jun 13, 2023	Fresno County, California	MILLERTON RD	1
Jun 9, 2023	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	E JOMAX RD	1
May 27, 2023	Freestone County, Texas	I-45	3
May 21, 2023	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	CS-HANCOCK RD	2
May 11, 2023	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	SE 72ND AVE	1
May 6, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-5 GOLDEN STATE FWY	1
Apr 25, 2023	Fremont, Alameda County, California	SR-84 PERALTA BLVD	1
Apr 15, 2023	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	I-76 SCHUYLKILL EXPY	4
Apr 13, 2023	Sacaton, Pinal County, Arizona	SR-87	1
Mar 28, 2023	Corona, Riverside County, California	FOOTHILL PKWY	1
Mar 22, 2023	North Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-916 135TH ST	1
Mar 21, 2023	Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California	STANLEY DOLLAR DR	1
Mar 18, 2023	Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida	MU-E PALMETTO PARK RD	1
Mar 9, 2023	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	I-35 SERV RD	1
Mar 9, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	HOLLYWOOD BLVD	1
Feb 25, 2023	Cypress, Orange County, California	WALKER ST	2
Feb 17, 2023	Southold, Suffolk County, New York	SR-25	4
Feb 14, 2023	Boulder County, Colorado	SR-93	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.