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
Jun 12, 2022 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona 1
Jun 2, 2022 Flossmoor, Cook County, Illinois 1
May 28, 2022 Clatsop County, Oregon 2
May 28, 2022 Colonie, Albany County, New York 1
May 10, 2022 Corona, Riverside County, California 1
Apr 12, 2022 St. Johns County, Florida 1
Mar 26, 2022 Windsor Heights, Polk County, Iowa 1
Mar 26, 2022 Alameda County, California 1
Mar 19, 2022 San Benito County, California 2
Mar 6, 2022 Santa Ana, Orange County, California 1
Mar 6, 2022 Anaheim, Orange County, California 1
Mar 5, 2022 Yavapai County, Arizona 1
Feb 13, 2022 Williamson County, Texas 1
Feb 7, 2022 Land O' Lakes, Pasco County, Florida 1
Feb 5, 2022 Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas 1
Dec 17, 2021 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Dec 6, 2021 Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 15, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Nov 8, 2021 Clermont County, Ohio 1
Nov 8, 2021 Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Nov 6, 2021 Clark County, Nevada 1
Sep 11, 2021 Childress County, Texas 1
Aug 29, 2021 Claverack, Columbia County, New York 2
Aug 14, 2021 Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jul 26, 2021 New York City, Queens County, New York 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.