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2024 Tesla Model Y AWD

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

Fully electric

2024 Tesla Model Y AWD 4-door SUV — 2022 Tesla Model Y AWD shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: updated test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system

Other available safety features

Standard blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning & prevention

Key

Good
Acceptable
Marginal
Poor

Small overlap front

The small overlap front evaluation consists of a driver-side and a passenger-side component. If the results of the two evaluations differ, then the combined small overlap rating is equal to the lower rating.

Driver-side

Rating applies to 2022-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Tesla Model Y AWD (standard range) 4-door 4wd

The Tesla Model Y AWD was introduced in the 2022 model year. This variant of the Model Y is assembled with large, single-cast components using a high-pressure casting machine known as a Giga Press. These ratings do not apply to the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD or Model Y Performance trims. Driver-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Tesla.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall driver-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTN2306
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	7
Footrest (cm)	4
Left toepan (cm)	1
Brake pedal (cm)	1
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	12
Upper dash (cm)	7
Lower instrument panel (cm)	5

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTN2306
Head
HIC-15	29
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	6
Maximum Nij	0.13
Chest maximum compression (mm)	17
Femur (kN)
Left	0.4
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.38
Right	0.47
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	0.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	42
Right	22

Passenger-side

Rating applies to 2023-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 Tesla Model Y AWD (standard range) 4-door 4wd

The Tesla Model Y AWD was introduced in the 2022 model year. This variant of the Model Y is assembled with large, single-cast components using a high-pressure casting machine known as a Giga Press. Beginning with 2023 models, improvements were made to improve occupant protection in passenger-side small overlap crashes. These ratings do not apply to the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD or Model Y Performance trims. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Tesla.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall passenger-side evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2314
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	6
Footrest (cm)	0
Right toepan (cm)	2
Center toepan (cm)	1
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	2
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	2
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	4
Upper dash (cm)	4
Right lower dash (cm)	3

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2314
Head
HIC-15	51
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	13
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	17
Femur (kN)
Left	0.6
Right	0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	0
Right	1
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.38
Right	0.43
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.7
Right	1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	34
Right	48

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP2314
Head
HIC-15	40
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.8
Extension bending moment (Nm)	7
Maximum Nij	0.16
Chest maximum compression (mm)	20
Femur (kN)
Left	0.3
Right	0.2
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	0
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.32
Right	0.20
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	0.4
Right	0.2
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	16
Right	26

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2022-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Tesla Model Y AWD (standard range) 4-door 4wd

The Tesla Model Y AWD was introduced in the 2022 model year. This variant of the Model Y is assembled with large, single-cast components using a high-pressure casting machine known as a Giga Press. These ratings do not apply to the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD or Model Y Performance trims. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Tesla.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF2306
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	2
Left (cm)	3
Center (cm)	4
Right (cm)	3
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	-2
Rearward (cm)	-6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF2306
Head
HIC-15	184
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	24
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.3
Femur force - right (kN)	0.1
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.34
Maximum tibia index - right	0.31
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.4
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	48
Right	49

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2022-24 models

Tested vehicle: 2022 Tesla Model Y AWD (standard range) 4-door 4wd

The Tesla Model Y AWD was introduced in the 2022 model year. This variant of the Model Y is assembled with large, single-cast components using a high-pressure casting machine known as a Giga Press. These ratings do not apply to the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD or Model Y Performance trims. Side 2.0 ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Tesla.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2307
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-22.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2307
Head
HIC-15	107
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.2
Compression (kN)	0.6
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	19
Lateral force (kN)	0.7
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	23
Average deflection (mm)	23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.31
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.30
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	3.1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2307
Head
HIC-15	203
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	15
Lateral force (kN)	0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	17
Average deflection (mm)	12
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.78
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.18
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	2.4

About the side crash test

Headlights

Trim level(s)

All trims

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on the gradual left and gradual right curves and fair on the sharp right and sharp left curves.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and on the sharp left curve.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	All trims
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2023-24 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	97.2 m	None
Straightaway left edge	73.9 m	None
250m radius right curve, right edge	89.2 m	None
250m radius left curve, left edge	70.5 m	None
150m radius right curve, right edge	71.4 m	None
150m radius left curve, left edge	55.6 m	None

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	167.0 m
Straightaway left edge	155.8 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	88.2 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	80.6 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	64.8 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	61.1 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Rating applies to all 2024 models

System details

standard Automatic Emergency Braking

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Includes high-beam assist credit

Crossing child — day

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 24 mph.

Crossing adult — night

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult — night

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams and a warning was issued 3.2 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision and a warning was issued 2.8 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test