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
Dec 27, 2021	Garnet, Riverside County, California	PALM SPRINGS DR	1
Dec 23, 2021	Granbury, Hood County, Texas	FM 4	1
Dec 17, 2021	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	CAPITOL EXPY	1
Dec 13, 2021	Los Angeles County, California	SR-91	1
Dec 12, 2021	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas	I-30	1
Dec 6, 2021	Paradise Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona	MCDONALD DR	1
Dec 1, 2021	Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California	PALOS VERDE BLVD	1
Nov 29, 2021	Spokane, Spokane County, Washington	SR-290	1
Nov 18, 2021	Newport Beach, Orange County, California	MACARTHUR BLVD	1
Nov 17, 2021	Lee County, Florida	CR-850	1
Nov 15, 2021	San Diego, San Diego County, California	SR-15	1
Nov 8, 2021	Clermont County, Ohio	TR-180 GASKINS RD	1
Nov 8, 2021	Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona	US-60	1
Nov 6, 2021	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma	SR-74 LAKE HEFNER PARKWAY	2
Nov 6, 2021	Clark County, Nevada	W ARBY AVE	1
Nov 4, 2021	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	LIZARDS TAIL RD	1
Nov 4, 2021	El Monte, Los Angeles County, California	SANTA ANITA AVE	1
Oct 23, 2021	Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York	HEALTH SCIENCES DR	1
Oct 21, 2021	East Irvine, Orange County, California	BARRANCA PKWY	1
Oct 17, 2021	St. Louis County, Missouri	CR-FORDER RD	1
Oct 17, 2021	Lee County, Florida	COCONUT RD	2
Oct 16, 2021	Brevard County, Florida	SR-407	1
Oct 14, 2021	Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona	E SOLIERE AVE	1
Oct 7, 2021	Pasco County, Florida	I-75 N MM 281	1
Sep 27, 2021	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	CRENSHAW BLVD	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.