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
Sep 15, 2021	Oxford, Johnson County, Iowa	I-80	1
Sep 13, 2021	Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida	ALHAMBRA CIR	2
Sep 11, 2021	Childress County, Texas	US-287	1
Sep 10, 2021	Lane County, Oregon	SR-126E ODOT 15	1
Sep 3, 2021	Pinellas County, Florida	MANNING RD	2
Aug 29, 2021	Claverack, Columbia County, New York	PREUSSER RD	2
Aug 27, 2021	York County, Pennsylvania	SR-74 CARLISLE RD	1
Aug 26, 2021	National City, San Diego County, California	I-5	1
Aug 25, 2021	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	W BETHANY HOME RD	3
Aug 17, 2021	Lawrence County, Pennsylvania	I-76 MAINLINE TPKE	1
Aug 14, 2021	Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California	SR-1 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS TRAN	1
Aug 14, 2021	San Joaquin County, California	TRACY BLVD	1
Aug 5, 2021	Baltimore County, Maryland	SR-562	1
Aug 1, 2021	San Diego, San Diego County, California	SR-94	1
Jul 27, 2021	Lucas County, Ohio	I-475	1
Jul 26, 2021	New York City, Queens County, New York	I-495 LONG ISLAND EXPY	1
Jul 24, 2021	Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio	MAIN ST	1
Jul 23, 2021	Cobb County, Georgia	I-285	1
Jul 21, 2021	Anaheim, Orange County, California	SR-91 RIVERSIDE FWY	1
Jul 19, 2021	Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia	I-75	1
Jul 11, 2021	Walnut, Los Angeles County, California	AMAR RD	1
Jul 6, 2021	Moreno Valley, Riverside County, California	INDIAN ST	1
Jun 28, 2021	Rialto, San Bernardino County, California	SR-210	2
Jun 19, 2021	Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan	CR-550	2
Jun 18, 2021	San Diego, San Diego County, California	SR-56	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.