Tesla Has Highest Rate of Deadly Accidents Among Car Brands, Study Finds

Tesla executive responds to claims of high fatal accident rate

A Tesla executive has responded to a study that claimed the company’s vehicles have the highest rate of fatal accidents across automotive brands, noting that regulators and other industry experts have actually called them some of the safest vehicles on the road. Following a report from iSeeCars earlier this month that said Tesla’s vehicles had the highest rate of fatal accidents and that the Model Y and S were on the most dangerous cars list, T…

Tesla Has Highest Rate of Deadly Accidents Among Car Brands, Study Finds

“Teslas are the safest cars on the road, but most people don’t know that,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on X (formerly Twitter) last year. The superlative is typical of the billionaire, and the automaker itself, which boasts that its vehicles “are engineered to be the safest in the world.” But while Tesla’s cars routinely receive top safety ratings, including from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, accident statistics show that t…

Tesla has the highest rate of accidents where at least one occupant is killed

Tesla has the highest rate of accidents where at least one occupant is killed: The numbers don’t lie. The Model S has a fatal accident rate 4.8 times higher than the average SUV. The fatal accident rate of Tesla’s Model Y is also double that of the average car. It’s sad when you think about how many folks put their full trust in the autopilot features. You’re a fool if you do. The post Tesla has the highest rate of accidents where at least one o…

Tesla VP Denounces ‘Clickbait’ Study on Vehicle Crash Data

Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Lars Moravy, dismissed a recent iSeeCars study as “clickbait,” disputing its claim that Tesla vehicles have the highest fatal accident rates among all car brands.

A study in the US ranks cars and brands according to the rates of fatal accidents they are involved in, putting Tesla at the top.

Tesla Has The Highest Rate Of Deadly Accidents Among Car Brands, Study Finds

Following a survey by auto research firm iSeeCars, Tesla vehicles often hailed as the safest cars on the road are coming under investigation. Despite consistently receiving outstanding safety ratings, the study shows that among major automakers, Tesla has the highest number of fatal accidents. According to the data, which covered fatal crashes involving 2018–2022 models […] The post Tesla Has The Highest Rate Of Deadly Accidents Among Car Brands…