Tesla safety statistics span company-reported miles-per-accident comparisons, controlled crash tests, driver-assistance evaluations and recall records. The figures below identify their model years, test periods, geographies and limitations so that observational fleet comparisons are not confused with laboratory outcomes.
Key Tesla Safety Statistics
The most broadly useful figures include:
- In 2023, Tesla reported 5.64 million miles per accident for vehicles with driver-assist technologies in its comparison.
- In 2023, Tesla reported 1.24 million miles per accident for Tesla vehicles with no active safety.
- In 2023, Tesla reported 0.67 million miles per accident for the total U.S. vehicle fleet comparison.
- In 2024, Tesla reported 6.77 million miles per accident for vehicles using Autopilot technology.
- In 2024, Tesla reported 1.18 million miles per accident for vehicles not using Autopilot technology.
- In 2024, Tesla reported 0.70 million miles per accident as the U.S. national average comparison.
- Tesla’s U.S. manually driven comparison fleet exceeded 3 million vehicles in the 2023–2024 fleet context.
- Tesla said that manually driven comparison fleet covered more than 30 billion U.S. miles annually in the 2023–2024 fleet context.
- The 2025 Tesla Model 3 received Good ratings for small-overlap front, standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention 2.0 and pedestrian front crash prevention in IIHS testing.
- The 2025 Tesla Model 3 received an Acceptable rating in the updated moderate-overlap front test.
- In the 2025 Model 3 driver-side small-overlap test, maximum chest compression was 16 mm.
- In the 2025 Model 3 driver-side small-overlap test, the driver dummy’s HIC-15 was 51.
- The 2025 Tesla Model Y received a Good rating for standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention 2.0.
- In the 2021 Model Y passenger-side small-overlap test used for 2020–2025 models, maximum chest compression was 15 mm.
- In 2025 IIHS testing, the Model 3 and Model Y each avoided all six vehicle-to-vehicle front-crash-prevention runs.
- Euro NCAP scored the Tesla Model 3 96% for adult occupant protection in its European assessment.
- Euro NCAP scored the Tesla Model 3 86% for child occupant protection in its European assessment.
- NHTSA Recall 23V-838 listed 2,031,220 potentially involved Tesla vehicles in the United States.
Contents
- Real-world Tesla safety statistics and reported crash rates
- Tesla Model 3 crash-test and occupant-protection data
- Tesla Model Y crash-test and injury measures
- Tesla active-safety and automatic emergency braking results
- Tesla Model 3 Euro NCAP safety statistics
- Tesla Autopilot recall and reported outcome data
Real-World Tesla Safety Statistics and Reported Crash Rates
Tesla’s Impact Reports present miles driven before one accident as company-reported observational comparisons. They are not randomized trials, and the comparison groups can differ in driver selection, vehicle age, route mix, weather, accident definitions and reporting.
| 2023 comparison group | Miles before one accident | Measurement label |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla vehicles with driver-assist technologies | 5.64 million | Tesla-reported observed comparison |
| Tesla vehicles with no active safety | 1.24 million | Tesla-reported observed comparison |
| Total U.S. vehicle fleet | 0.67 million | Tesla-report estimate |
Source: Tesla Impact Report 2023. The total-fleet figure is a Tesla report comparison baseline, and fleet and reporting definitions may differ from Tesla telemetry.
For 2024, Tesla reported a similar comparison using Autopilot status. The figures describe Tesla’s reported populations rather than a controlled estimate of the causal effect of Autopilot.
- Tesla reported 6.77 million miles per accident with Autopilot technology in 2024 for Tesla vehicles using Autopilot.
- Tesla reported 1.18 million miles per accident without Autopilot technology in 2024 for Tesla vehicles not using Autopilot.
- Tesla reported 0.70 million miles per accident for the U.S. national average in 2024.
Source: Tesla Impact Report 2024. Driver, route, vehicle-age and usage differences can confound the comparison, and the source populations and crash definitions are not identical.
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving safety report describes a manually driven comparison fleet exceeding 3 million U.S. vehicles and covering more than 30 billion miles annually in the 2023–2024 fleet context. Those are representativeness details, not crash outcomes; the report also explains that its U.S.-average estimate uses FHWA, CRSS, CISS and FARS inputs and requires assumptions because reporting criteria and populations differ.
Source: Full Self-Driving (Supervised) Vehicle Safety Report.
Tesla Model 3 Crash-Test and Occupant-Protection Data
The 2025 Tesla Model 3 was evaluated by IIHS in controlled crashworthiness and prevention tests, with ratings applying to 2025–2027 models where specified. These results describe test conditions and dummy measurements, not real-world crash frequencies or human injury probabilities.
| 2025 Model 3 IIHS measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Small-overlap front | Good |
| Updated moderate-overlap front | Acceptable |
| Updated side test | Good |
| Standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention 2.0 | Good |
| Pedestrian front crash prevention | Good |
Source: 2025 Tesla Model 3.
In the driver-side small-overlap test, maximum chest compression was 16 mm, the driver dummy’s HIC-15 head-injury measure was 51, maximum Nij was 0.19, and maximum tibia indices were 0.48 on the left and 0.46 on the right.
Passenger-side small-overlap testing recorded 6 cm of lower-hinge-pillar intrusion and 5 cm of footrest intrusion in both the IIHS and Tesla tests. The updated moderate-overlap front test recorded 5 cm of center-footwell intrusion.
In the updated side test, driver torso maximum and average deflection were 43 mm and 36 mm, while passenger torso maximum and average deflection were 25 mm and 19 mm. These are side-impact dummy measurements from the 2025 test.
Tesla Model Y Crash-Test and Injury Measures
The Model Y figures combine the IIHS tests and model-year applications stated on the 2025 rating page. The driver-side and passenger-side small-overlap measurements come from a 2021 test used for 2020–2025 models, while the updated moderate-overlap and side-test figures come from a 2022 test used for 2022–2025 models.
| Model Y test measure | Test result and scope |
|---|---|
| Standard vehicle-to-vehicle front crash prevention 2.0 | Good, 2025 rating |
| Driver HIC-15, driver-side small overlap | 18, 2021 test |
| Passenger HIC-15, passenger-side small overlap | 39, 2021 test |
| Passenger chest compression, small overlap | 15 mm, 2021 test |
| Passenger Nij, small overlap | 0.21, 2021 test |
| Driver chest compression, moderate overlap | 22 mm, 2022 test |
| Rear passenger chest index, moderate overlap | 22, 2022 test |
Source: 2025 Tesla Model Y.
In the updated side test, the driver-side B-pillar crush stopped 30.0 cm short of the seat centerline; the negative intrusion value means the crush stopped short of that reference point. The driver dummy’s HIC-15 was 154, and the passenger dummy’s combined pelvis force was 1.9 kN.
As with the Model 3, these are laboratory dummy metrics, intrusion measurements and ratings. They should not be converted into population injury rates without additional evidence.
Tesla Active-Safety and Automatic Emergency Braking Results
IIHS recorded collision avoidance in all six vehicle-to-vehicle front-crash-prevention runs for both the 2025 Model 3 and 2025 Model Y. The runs used 31, 37 and 43 mph with centered and off-center targets, under closed-course conditions.
The 2025 Model 3’s pedestrian system avoided collisions with a crossing child at 12 mph and 25 mph, and avoided crossing-adult collisions at 12 mph in both high-beam and low-beam conditions. It also avoided the 25-mph crossing-adult test in both lighting conditions and the 25-mph parallel-adult test with both high beams and low beams.
In the 37-mph parallel-adult pedestrian test, the Model 3 issued a warning 3.0 seconds before impact with high beams and 2.7 seconds before impact with low beams. These warning timings describe one IIHS scenario, and the high-beam and low-beam results differed in collision avoidance.
For the 2025 Model Y, the pedestrian system avoided crossing-child collisions at 12 mph and 25 mph. It avoided crossing-adult collisions at 12 mph and 25 mph in the listed night lighting tests, representing four lighting-speed scenarios.
IIHS gave the 2025 Model 3 an Acceptable headlight rating and the 2025 Model Y a Good headlight rating. For the Model 3, low beams provided at least 5 lux for 68.0 m on the straightaway right edge and 50.3 m on the left edge in the stated IIHS geometry.
Tesla Model 3 Euro NCAP Safety Statistics
Euro NCAP’s European assessment reports protocol-specific percentages and points for the tested Tesla Model 3 configuration. These figures cover adult and child occupant protection, vulnerable-road-user protection, safety assist and controlled emergency-braking scenarios.
| Euro NCAP Model 3 category | Result |
|---|---|
| Adult occupant protection | 96% |
| Child occupant protection | 86% |
| Vulnerable-road-user protection | 74% |
| Safety assist | 94% |
| Frontal-impact testing | 15.7 points |
| Lateral-impact testing | 15.3 of 16 points |
| Rear-impact testing | 1.7 of 2 points |
| Child crash-test performance | 23.3 of 24 points |
Source: Euro NCAP Tesla Model 3 assessment.
The Model 3 earned 4 of 4 points in Euro NCAP AEB City testing. Euro NCAP reported that its AEB avoided collisions in all low-speed whiplash-relevant test scenarios and awarded full points for the response to cyclists in vulnerable-road-user tests.
The percentages and points belong to the Euro NCAP protocol and assessment cycle. They are not equivalent to a real-world fleet incident rate, and the cyclist and AEB findings apply to the controlled tested scenarios and configuration.
Tesla Autopilot Recall and Reported Crash-Outcome Data
NHTSA Recall 23V-838 covered a potentially involved U.S. population of 2,031,220 Tesla vehicles, with the recall report estimating the defect percentage at 100% of that potentially involved population. The count describes vehicles potentially included in the recall, not confirmed crashes or injuries.
| Recall scope | NHTSA 23V-838 description |
|---|---|
| Model S | Certain vehicles produced October 5, 2012–December 7, 2023 |
| Model X | All model years 2016–2023 in the described Autosteer-equipped population |
| Model 3 | All model years 2017–2023 in the described Autosteer-equipped population |
| Model Y | All model years 2020–2023 in the described Autosteer-equipped population |
Source: Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-838.
Tesla told NHTSA it had identified 9 warranty claims potentially related to the recall condition, received from July 13, 2021 through September 17, 2023. The claims were potentially related, not confirmed crash or injury totals.
NHTSA’s recall description identifies Autosteer and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control as two named SAE Level 2 driver-assistance features in Basic Autopilot. Level 2 systems require continuous driver supervision, so the feature classification should not be read as autonomous-driving performance or as a safety-rate measurement.