Teslas Have the Most Fatal Accidents

[tjscott0]

OK. The post title is somewhat click bait but is a true statement.

Teslas Are The Most Fatal Cars On The Road, Study Finds

It found that Teslas have a fatal crash rate of 5.6 per billion miles driven. Kia came in second with a rate of 5.5, followed by Buick at 4.8, Dodge at 4.4 and Hyundai at 3.9.
Tesla is just a smidge above Kia.

The study looked into more than just automakers, though. It also broke vehicles down by individual model. It still wasn’t pretty for Tesla. The Tesla Model Y had a 10.6 fatal crash rate. That’s nearly five times the average for SUVs, and it was the sixth worth score overall. (The Hyundai Venue, Chevy Corvette, Mitsubishi Mirage, Porsche 911 and Honda CR-V Hybrid were above it). The Model S’s score came in at 5.8, two times the average.

To be fair to Tesla, these numbers don’t automatically mean its cars are unsafe for occupants. It has a lot more to do with how people drive these cars.

Yes I wish the article had more information about the accidents. Were the Teslas under FSD control when the accident occurred. Was rapid acceleration the cause of the accident. Some EV buyers buy due to the 0-60 speed performance.

[steve203]

@tjscott0

To be fair to Tesla, these numbers don’t automatically mean its cars are unsafe for occupants. It has a lot more to do with how people drive these cars.

I’m sure those fine humanitarians in the auto insurance industry will price Tesla coverage appropriately. Remember the headlines a few weeks ago about Cybertrucks supposedly being “uninsurable”?

Steve

[FlyingCircus]

You really should do a simple fact check or comparison search before you post faff like this. From merely 10 weeks ago:
A study from vehicle history report firm EpicVIN has revealed a ranking of car brands with the lowest percentage of fatal injuries in reported accidents. Among the carmakers outlined in the study, electric vehicle maker Tesla was dubbed as one of the ten least likely car brands to be involved in fatal accidents.

Tesla among car brands least likely to be involved in fatal accidents: study

FC

[DrBob2]

@FlyingCircus

You really should do a simple fact check or comparison search before you post faff like this.

The two studies were looking at different things. One was the number of accidents where there was a fatality per X miles driven. The other was the “percentage of fatal injuries compared to total occupants involved in fatal crashes.”

DB2

[Leap1]

Per mile is the more important measure.