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What Tesla is the safest to drive?
I think Teslas are incredibly cool, but I’m still skeptical of their technology. Which one is the safest to drive?
Jacqulyn Graber · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Believe it or not,
Tesla
produces some of the safest cars ever tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)**—and the **Model Y stands out above the crowd. Every Tesla is engineered to provide maximum safety for drivers, passengers, and pedestrians, but in 2020, the Model Y earned a five-star safety rating in every category from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and was awarded an IIHS Top Safety Pick+, making it one of the safest vehicles available across makes and models.
Like all Teslas, Model Y benefits from the same structural architecture that make their other vehicles so safe: energy-absorbing side sills that act as side-impact crumple zones, a fortified battery pack mounted low in the vehicle to reduce rollover risk, and a metal body structure that can withstand many times the car’s weight.
So what makes the Model Y stand out? Its large front and rear crash structures are designed to crumple more efficiently than traditional vehicles, optimizing the deceleration during a crash event to minimize occupant injury risk. In IIHS crash tests, it achieved the highest possible score in each occupant injury criteria. Additionally, assessment of the safety cell—the rigid structure that surrounds the passenger compartment—returned top ratings for crashworthiness in every test conducted.
Even though the Model Y is sure to be one of the safest cars on the road, you can’t forget about
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