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
Oct 19, 2024	East Irvine, Orange County, California	I-5	1
Oct 16, 2024	Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California	FOOTHILL BL	1
Oct 13, 2024	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California	I-405 SAN DIEGO FWY	1
Oct 11, 2024	Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland	US-40 EDMONDSON AVE	1
Oct 5, 2024	Fayette County, Georgia	SR-005400	1
Oct 3, 2024	Waycross, Ware County, Georgia	CS-REED ST	1
Oct 1, 2024	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	NEW BERLIN RD	1
Sep 29, 2024	Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia	13 STREET NW	1
Sep 28, 2024	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts	WASHINGTON ST	1
Sep 27, 2024	Lee County, South Carolina	SSR-14 KELLY BRIDGE RD	1
Sep 27, 2024	Salix, Woodbury County, Iowa	CR-K45/OLD HWY 75	1
Sep 27, 2024	Clay County, Illinois	US-50/315	1
Sep 26, 2024	Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona	HIGLEY RD	1
Sep 22, 2024	Crawford County, Illinois	SR-1/KOREAN WAR VET MEM HWY	1
Sep 22, 2024	Clay County, Florida	US-17	1
Sep 18, 2024	Prosper, Collin County, Texas	DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY	1
Sep 18, 2024	Salem, Washtenaw County, Michigan	SR-14 RAMP 032B	3
Sep 16, 2024	White Plains, Westchester County, New York	BATTLE AVE	2
Sep 16, 2024	Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire	I-89	1
Sep 15, 2024	Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico	SR-556 TRAMWAY BLVD	1
Sep 14, 2024	Middlesex County, New Jersey	BUS-444 GARDEN STATE PKWY	3
Sep 11, 2024	Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, California	ANTELOPE RD	1
Sep 10, 2024	Diamond Bar, Los Angeles County, California	PATHFINDER RD	2
Sep 7, 2024	Opelika, Lee County, Alabama	I-85 EXIT RAMP	1
Sep 2, 2024	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	I-17	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.