A recent analysis by the publication Electrek indicates a concerning decline in the safety performance of Tesla`s autonomous driving systems, with the company`s electric vehicles now experiencing accidents more frequently.
Journalists at Electrek meticulously reviewed Tesla`s annual safety report, uncovering a worrying trend: Tesla electric car owners are increasingly involved in road traffic accidents. According to Electrek, this clearly suggests that the use of the Autopilot feature has become less secure.
For illustration, in the second quarter of 2024, Tesla electric vehicles typically traveled 6.88 million miles between accidents. However, data for the second quarter of 2025 reveals a drop, with accidents occurring every 6.69 million miles. This indicates a discernible increase in accident frequency over the year.
Moreover, the accident rate for vehicles operated without Autopilot also witnessed a substantial rise of 33.6 percent. While in Q2 2024, one accident was reported for every 1.45 million miles driven, this figure decreased to 0.963 million miles a year later. For context, the average accident rate for all vehicles in the United States stands at one accident per 0.7 million miles.
Electrek specialists have expressed dissatisfaction, claiming that Tesla provides insufficient information and manipulates its data. They highlight that accidents where airbags failed to deploy are not included in the statistics. Furthermore, the report rarely includes urban accidents, possibly because Autopilot is more commonly utilized on high-speed highways.
In a related development, earlier research conducted by EVIR indicated that the majority of Americans are either unaware of Tesla`s robotaxi service or consider it to be unsafe.
