# Tesla Has Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands

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**Created:** [November 16, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands/110375 "2024-11-16T00:39:53Z")\
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[Tesla Has Highest Fatal Accident Rate of All Auto Brands: Study](https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/ar-AA1u9ISv?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=dcf7d4f9f53a4b6d83206106eaf9a95b&ei=43)

{{ The study was conducted on model year 2018–2022 vehicles, and focused on crashes between 2017 and 2022 that resulted in occupant fatalities. [Tesla](https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62894174/tesla-cybertruck-6th-recall-2024/) vehicles have a fatal crash rate of 5.6 per billion miles driven, according to the study; Kia is second with a rate of 5.5, and Buick rounds out the top three with a 4.8 rate. The average fatal crash rate for all cars in the United States is 2.8 per billion vehicle miles driven. }}

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