Fatal crash profile · Model

Tesla Model Y

Compared with Tesla · All vehicles

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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 9, 2023 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Feb 5, 2023 Louisville, Blount County, Tennessee 1
Feb 5, 2023 Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky 1
Jan 26, 2023 Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas 2
Jan 25, 2023 Placentia, Orange County, California 3
Jan 17, 2023 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 14, 2023 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Dec 31, 2022 Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 8, 2022 Lindenwold, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Dec 7, 2022 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1
Nov 9, 2022 Oakland, Alameda County, California 1
Nov 8, 2022 Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Nov 3, 2022 Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Sep 30, 2022 Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Sep 17, 2022 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Sep 6, 2022 Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California 1
Aug 30, 2022 Los Angeles County, California 1
Aug 27, 2022 Mahwah, Bergen County, New Jersey 1
Aug 24, 2022 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts 1
Jul 25, 2022 Manalapan, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1
Jul 23, 2022 Napa County, California 1
Jul 5, 2022 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Jun 20, 2022 Kings County, California 1
Jun 15, 2022 Kern County, California 2
Jun 13, 2022 Hendricks County, Indiana 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.