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
Mar 14, 2022	Ellis County, Texas	US-287	2
Mar 14, 2022	Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida	NW 17TH AVE	1
Mar 12, 2022	New City, Rockland County, New York	SR-987C	1
Mar 12, 2022	Ontario, San Bernardino County, California	I-15 ONTARIO FWY	2
Mar 10, 2022	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	I-280	1
Mar 6, 2022	Santa Ana, Orange County, California	I-5 SANTA ANA FWY	1
Mar 6, 2022	Anaheim, Orange County, California	SR-91	1
Mar 5, 2022	Fresno County, California	JAYNE AVENUE	1
Mar 5, 2022	Fresno County, California	PANOCHE RD	1
Mar 5, 2022	Yavapai County, Arizona	US-93	1
Mar 4, 2022	DeKalb County, Georgia	CR-519000	2
Feb 27, 2022	Independence, Jackson County, Missouri	I-70	1
Feb 26, 2022	Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana	CR-TELLMAN RD	1
Feb 17, 2022	Westminster, Orange County, California	BOLSA CHICA RD	1
Feb 13, 2022	Williamson County, Texas	CR-132	1
Feb 12, 2022	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	DUMETZ RD	1
Feb 7, 2022	Land O' Lakes, Pasco County, Florida	SR-54	1
Feb 5, 2022	Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas	SR-12	1
Feb 3, 2022	King County, Washington	CR-VEAZIE CUMBERLAND RD	1
Jan 24, 2022	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	MONTGOMERY BLVD	1
Jan 16, 2022	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	US-54/GATEWAY NORTH	1
Jan 10, 2022	Contra Costa County, California	I-80	1
Jan 1, 2022	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	I-680 RAMP	1
Jan 1, 2022	San Bernardino County, California	I-15	1
Dec 30, 2021	Vallejo, Solano County, California	SR-37	1

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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.