Fatal crash profile · Make

Tesla

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 632
Fatal crashes: 628
Deaths inside: 293
Other deaths: 460

Between 2020 and 2024, 632 vehicles described as Tesla were involved in 628 fatal crashes in the United States. 293 people died inside these vehicles and 460 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	31
2021	73
2022	136
2023	186
2024	206

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

39%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	9	26
2021	41	50
2022	65	91
2023	93	136
2024	85	157

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

26%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Tesla	All vehicles
Driver speeding	26.1%	19.0%
Driver drinking	17.6%	17.7%
At night	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	478
Cloudy	82
Rain	44
Snow	5
Fog, Smog, Smoke	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	272
Dark - Lighted	190
Dark - Not Lighted	123
Dusk	19
Dawn	14

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	206
Florida	73
Texas	37
Arizona	29
New Jersey	24
Pennsylvania	19
New York	19
Georgia	18
Washington	17
Illinois	15

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Tesla models

Model 3 308 crashes
Model Y 182 crashes
Model S 87 crashes
Model X 48 crashes
Cybertruck 2 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
May 27, 2023	Freestone County, Texas	I-45	3
May 27, 2023	Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia	CS-HANK AARON DR	1
May 21, 2023	Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia	CS-HANCOCK RD	2
May 15, 2023	Ventura County, California	US-101 VENTURA FWY	1
May 14, 2023	Riverside County, California	I-10	3
May 11, 2023	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	SE 72ND AVE	1
May 9, 2023	Hamilton County, Ohio	I-275	1
May 9, 2023	Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona	US-60	1
May 8, 2023	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	MU-PAGE BLVD	1
May 6, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-5 GOLDEN STATE FWY	1
May 5, 2023	Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California	ERBES RD	1
May 4, 2023	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah	SR-269	1
May 4, 2023	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	SR-84	1
Apr 30, 2023	Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey	MISSOURI AVE	1
Apr 25, 2023	Fremont, Alameda County, California	SR-84 PERALTA BLVD	1
Apr 23, 2023	San Diego County, California	OLD HWY 395	2
Apr 19, 2023	Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut	I-84	1
Apr 15, 2023	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	I-76 SCHUYLKILL EXPY	4
Apr 15, 2023	Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	US-11 SR-7	2
Apr 14, 2023	Odessa, Ector County, Texas	SR-191/42ND	1
Apr 13, 2023	Sacaton, Pinal County, Arizona	SR-87	1
Apr 7, 2023	Ridgefield Park, Bergen County, New Jersey	US-46	1
Apr 3, 2023	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	US-1 FEDERAL HWY	1
Apr 3, 2023	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	SUNSET BL	1
Apr 2, 2023	Suwannee County, Florida	CR-250	1

Compare Tesla 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.