Tesla Deaths is a record of Tesla accidents that involved a driver, occupant, cyclist, motorcyclist, or pedestrian death, whether or not the Tesla or its driver were at fault🔒 SSL Verified

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• ↓ We provide an updated record of Tesla fatalities and Tesla accident deaths that have been reported and as much related crash data as possible (e.g. location of crash, names of deceased, etc.). This sheet also tallies each claimed and confirmed Tesla autopilot crash, i.e. every instance of when Autopilot was activated during a Tesla crash that resulted in death. Read our other sheets for additional data and analysis on Tesla crashes per vehicle miles traveled, links and analysis comparing Musk's safety claims, and more.
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"Tesla Deaths Total: 772 | Tesla Autopilot Deaths Count: 65, including 2 fatalities involving the use of FSD | Other Totals"

"Updated on 2025-11-27: Sourced Tesla and Autopilot fatalities through October 2025. Included latest SGO data. FAQ also updated regarding the SGO changes."

"In the Tesla Deaths dataset, there are 65 "Verified Tesla Autopilot Deaths" across 60 incidents. These deaths are defined as crashes involving a Tesla vehicle with Autopilot (i.e., Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and/or Autosteer) activated within 30 seconds prior to the crash. Eight of the Tesla accidents from the dataset appear in the older version of the Standing General Order (SGO) on Crash Reporting Level 2 ADAS Report Data flat file as listed as [Unknown - see Narrative] under the "Automation System Engaged?" column while all other fatal Tesla incidents in the file read [ADAS]. (The new version of the SGO lists engagement verification status under "Engagement Status".) The Tesla Deaths dataset team acknowledges this nuance but notes that the provided description for the "Automated System Engaged?" column does not include any negatory values (e.g., [N] or [No]) in its range of possible values (i.e. [ADAS], [ADS], and [Unknown - see Narrative]) and that all reported Tesla fatality cases from the flat file read [REDACTED, MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION] under "Narrative". Given these considerations, we will continue to count the eight [Unknown - see Narrative] Tesla accidents as Verified Tesla Autopilot Deaths until there is reason to think otherwise. One incident, 13781-7197, has been discredited and excluded from all tallies. With all the other incidents listed in the Tesla Death dataset, both the Traffic-Aware Cruise Control and Autosteer features have been explicitly stated as active by a source except for case number 102. For this case, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defect Investigations has yet to confirm if both features were active or if only Traffic-Aware Cruise Control was in use."

"The Tesla Deaths dataset relies on two types of data sources to confirm Verified Tesla Autopilot Deaths. The first source is the aforementioned SGO on Crash Reporting Level 2 ADAS Report Data flat file, published by the NHTSA. Using each updated version of the flat file, we filter for [Tesla, Inc.] in the column "Reporting Entity" and [Fatality] in the "Highest Injury" column. We then remove duplicate accients based on values in the "Same Vehicle ID" column. As of the November 2025 release, the NHTSA data in totality contains 50 incidents that, upon cross-referencing with news reports when possible, involved 54 Verified Tesla Autopilot Deaths."

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We provide an updated record of Tesla fatalities and Tesla accident deaths that have been reported and as much related crash data as possible (e.g. location of crash, names of deceased, etc.). This sheet also tallies each claimed and confirmed Tesla autopilot crash, i.e. every instance of when Autopilot was activated during a Tesla crash that resulted in death. Read our other sheets for additional data and analysis on Tesla crashes per vehicle miles traveled, links and analysis comparing Musk's safety claims, and more.

Tesla crashes involving fatalities, from 2013 to 2025 (Markdown | CSV | Live Google Sheets Dataset)