2023 Tesla Model Y AWD

midsize luxury SUV / 4-door SUV

2023 Tesla Model Y AWD 4-door SUV
2022 Tesla Model Y AWD shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Small overlap front: driver-side
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: updated test

Key

  • G
    Good
  • A
    Acceptable
  • M
    Marginal
  • P
    Poor
  • Superior
  • Advanced
  • Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2022-23 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 as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall 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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

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

Driver injury measures

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

How the driver-side small overlap front test is conducted

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2023 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 as part of frontal crash test verification.

Overall 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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on passenger side

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

Passenger injury measures

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

Driver injury measures

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

How the passenger-side small overlap front test is conducted

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2022-23 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 as part of frontal crash test verification.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

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

Driver injury measures

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

How the moderate overlap front test is conducted

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2022-23 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 as part of side crash test verification.

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

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

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.

Driver injury measures

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

Passenger injury measures

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

How the side crash test is conducted