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Tesla · S3 and above incidents

28 documented incidents where company is Tesla and severity is S3 and above, across 1 company, 2016-2026. Every row cites its source; severity runs S1 (near miss) to S5 (fatal or catastrophic). Entity pages: Tesla · S3 and above.

28Unique incidents
1Companies involved
S5Highest severity
86%Verified
18%From regulators
2016-2026Years covered

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Incident list

SevDateCompanyTypeLocationIncidentSource
S303 Sep 2026Tesla regulatory Austin, TX, USANHTSA opens Audit Query AQ26002 into Tesla Cybercab certification · ~1,000 Cybercabs Motor1 / TechCrunch
S3~Aug 2026Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla Robotaxi (Model Y) crashes through bollards in Austin, no driver present · 1 vehicle Motor1
S520 Jun 2026Tesla fatality Katy, TX, USATesla crashes into Texas home, killing woman inside; Autopilot engagement disputed Fortune
S316 Mar 2026Tesla crash Austin, TX, USATesla discloses another unsupervised Robotaxi crash in Austin electrek.co
S316 Dec 2025Tesla crash Austin, TX, USAReport: Tesla robotaxis crashing over 12x more frequently than human drivers Common Dreams
S324 Oct 2025Tesla regulatory USANHTSA probes Tesla 'Mad Max' FSD mode over reckless driving behavior Reuters
S506 Oct 2025Tesla fatality Seminole County, FL, USATesla driver killed after Autopilot/FSD stopped car in live highway lane, rear-ended by semi futurism.com
S418 Aug 2025Tesla crash Houston, TX, USATesla Cybertruck on Full Self-Driving attempts to drive off Houston overpass Jalopnik
S401 Aug 2025Tesla regulatory Key Largo, FL, USAFederal jury finds Tesla 33% liable in fatal 2019 Key Largo Autopilot crash · 1 fatality; jury verdict against Tesla Wikipedia
S518 Oct 2024Tesla fatality USAUS probes Tesla Full Self-Driving system after pedestrian killed NPR
S518 Oct 2024Tesla regulatory USANHTSA investigates Tesla Full Self-Driving after crashes including a fatality Green Car Reports
S3~Aug 2024Tesla fire USATesla Semi truck catches fire in US ahead of European showcase Trans.INFO
S3~Aug 2024Tesla crash Northern California, USATesla Semi crash in Northern California investigated by NTSB KTVU
S426 Apr 2024Tesla regulatory —NHTSA investigation finds Autopilot contributed to 467 crashes including 13 fatal · 956 crashes reviewed; 467 attributed; 13 fatal NHTSA
S519 Apr 2024Tesla fatality Maltby, WA, USATesla in Full Self-Driving mode killed Seattle-area motorcyclist Reuters
S519 Apr 2024Tesla fatality Snohomish County, WA, USAFatal FSD crash kills motorcyclist, Snohomish County WA · 1 fatality Wikipedia
S313 Dec 2023Tesla recall —NHTSA recall of over 2 million Tesla vehicles for inadequate Autopilot driver monitoring · over 2,000,000 vehicles Wikipedia
S5~Nov 2023Tesla fatality AZ, USATesla on Full Self-Driving kills pedestrian on Arizona interstate Carscoops
S422 Jul 2023Tesla injury Fremont, CA, USAFormer factory worker sues Tesla after robotic arm knocks him unconscious Manufacturing Dive
S518 Feb 2023Tesla fatality CA, USACalifornia family blames Musk for son's death in Tesla Autopilot crash The Independent
S3~Aug 2022Tesla malfunction —NHTSA finds 60 FSD Beta crashes and one fatality over 12-month period · 60 crashes, 1 fatality Wikipedia
S516 May 2022Tesla fatality CO, USATesla Autopilot drove car into tree, killing Colorado man The Denver Post
S525 Apr 2019Tesla fatality FL, USAFatal Autopilot crash (2019 Key Largo crash) - Tesla later hit with $243M jury verdict NBC News
S523 Mar 2018Tesla fatality Mountain View, CA, USAAutopilot fatality of Apple engineer Walter Huang, Mountain View, California · 1 fatality NTSB
S507 May 2016Tesla fatality Williston, FL, USAFirst US Autopilot fatality: Joshua Brown, Williston, Florida · 1 fatality NTSB
S3not documentedTesla regulatory Austin, TX, USATesla accused of redacting details of three robotaxi accidents in crash reports Electrek
S3not documentedTesla recall —NHTSA forces recall of 362,758 Full Self-Driving Beta vehicles · 362,758 vehicles PBS NewsHour
S3not documentedTesla injury Fremont, CA, USAOptimus robot allegedly pins and injures Fremont plant worker · 1 unit / 1 worker injured CBS8

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