This is something I hear from people occasionally, but is it true, or are they just the safest cars for their size and weight? If a Ford F350 and a Tesla Model 3 crashed head-on, would the Tesla occupants sustain less injuries? After all, the Ford F350 has a significant amount of size and weight on its side. One might say it's not fair to compare vehicles of different weight classes, but I would say it's important to consider the reality of crash scenarios on the road. Ultimately, the safety of a vehicle depends on several factors, such as its design, construction, and equipped safety features. While Teslas have received high safety ratings and have some advanced safety features, I don't believe it's accurate to say they are the safest cars on the road without considering the context of the crash scenario and the comparison to other vehicles in different weight classes.

https://www.whatcar.com/news/the-safest-cars-on-sale-today/n19724

The Model 3 was originally tested by Euro NCAP in 2019, scoring 350.

Note: Kia EV3 did not achieve 5 star rating.

Just as the title says. Is the Tesla technology the best and safest or are there other EVs that are close to or taking the upper hand?

How the Tesla Model 3 became the world’s safest car

He shows how the very aspect of having a flat battery floor and a glass roof that is supported by a solid frame makes the car safer.

That the glass roof is actually stronger than sheet metal, but how it breaks distributes energy away from passengers unlike a sheet metal roof that collapses into passengers.The floor, makes all Teslas extremely hard to flip, and allows for the chassis to have much better crumple zones that again, distribute energy away from passengers.

He then shows how a Tesla model 3 that was hit in a side impact at 70mph and made for one of the extremely rare cases of flipping still resulted in only minor injuries to person in the model 3.Additionally he shows many crash prevention features that of course were not part of the NTSA rating review as they are preventative.

One key one... the emergency lane departure, yes many cars now have this... but I note it as the very feature that would have prevented the accident I was in as an infant were an uncle flipped his VW Beattle off the freeway with us in it.

One feature no other car has...

A Tesla can see through several cars ahead and behind. So if a car you cannot see suddenly stops or wrecks, your car tells you in time to react before the cars in front of you drive into a pileup. I have been the middle car in a pileup before... my car then was stopped so this wouldn’t have protected me, but it would have protected 3 of the 4 behind me if they had been Teslas, and that in turn would have stopped them from hitting me...

I keep seeing stuff online about Teslas being risky if you crash—like the doors won’t open if there’s no power, or the battery can catch fire and it’s hard to put out. Is this legit, or just internet fearmongering? Anyone here have real experience (good or bad) with Tesla safety in an accident? Curious what the community thinks.

We've had our Model Y for just about a year now. It's been a blast to drive, we've already put 13k miles on it in 11 months, FSD is incredible, and we find ourselves using it significantly more than our other ICE car. However today I was officially fully sold on its safety aspects. I was driving home from running some errands, when I wasn't paying attention for a split second to grab something off of the seat, And another car came pulling out of their driveway without looking at all. By the time I looked up to see a car directly in front of me, the Tesla had already initiated the brakes and started stopping by itself. Had the Tesla not been in control, and I had been driving an older non smart car, I 100% would have T boned the guy and had lots of damage. The Tesla software 100% saved me

When we bought the car, I would tell my wife how Tesla Model Y has the highest safety ratings, It's one of the safest cars for our family, so on. She's a bit of a Tesla hater and was asking me for some documentation that shows that it's the safest car. I did a quick Google search and I find a few articles from Tesla, which she says is biased. I searched Euro NCAP thing and found that it's on the top but not #1. Is there any reliable articles I could point her to so she can see that it is one of the safest cars? Or does it no longer hold that rating? Thanks!

EDIT: Thanks for all the info. She now knows it's legit. Thanks.

This morning I was.driving to office with some pretty loud music and I was barely paying attention. ( yes, I am at wrong here ). While I was trying to change lane, there was a car on my blind spot and when I tried to change the lane, Tesla made that annoying sound of lane departure and red flashing on screen. Basically it didn't allow me to change lane even though I tried hard to steer left. It would have been 💯 accident in any other car.. I will be paying more attention while driving next time but thanks for Tesla tech!!

The initial design is impeccable, and there's a promise of even better aesthetics in the future.

Tesla's alerting technology continues to advance each day, addressing occasional bugs promptly through constant monitoring and immediate fixes.

Beyond the inherent safety features, regenerative braking adds a notable safety advantage. Upon closer consideration, two safety scenarios become apparent, possibly familiar to many Tesla owners.

Firstly, the "use on demand" concept mandates continuous pressure on the accelerator pedal to move forward. This not only encourages driver attentiveness but also discourages drowsiness behind the wheel.

The second advantage becomes evident during emergency braking situations. The moment the accelerator pedal is released, regenerative braking initiates, providing a preemptive braking effect before the traditional brakes are applied.

As for a potential third scenario, I'll leave that open for discussion in the comments section, inviting others to share their perspectives.

Top 3 cars by total score by EURO NCAP.

• 2025 Tesla Model Y — 362 (highest)

• 2025 Tesla Model 3 — 359

• 2025 smart #5 — 357

Worth to note that Euro NCAP does not test all cars. It chooses which cars it wants to test, usually focusing on new, high-volume, or important models, but manufacturers must cooperate by providing the cars.

Tesla full report https://preview.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/NCAP/DocumentAssets/707952.pdf

In light of recent headlines and articles, some of which contain blatantly false claims or badly misrepresented data, I conducted a thorough review of the available data about both safety testing AND accident rates, with receipts.

Hi everyone I'm Greyson

I live in LA and it seems to me that Tesla's are everywhere. They're no longer for stuffy tech bros, they just seem like a somewhat expensive standard full EV.

Personally I don't hate Tesla as much as others, I think the cars in general look sleek and stylish, and they are at the moment distinctive on the road, not to speak about their drivers...

I haven't done much research, but from what people talk about online, they say that Tesla's are often poorly built and hard to service. I imagine repairing EVs is much different than IC engines which I'm more familiar with.

But overall I don't know what to think since I don't own one. I don't see a lot of wrecked Tesla's, I don't hear my family talking about how they break down or get scuffed easily (the more wealthy side of my family owns a few, but not the Cybertruck which they describe as a waste of money).

So I'd like to ask you guys what are the good and bad from Tesla, economic and political issues included, I wanna hear it all.

Are there just better things in the market, or is Tesla big standard in terms of EVs?

Thank you for reading,

Greyson