Tesla has pushed back on false claims about the safety of its cars publicly after being accused of having “horrible quality and safety ratings”.
In a post on X, where Tesla highlighted independent results outlining the most American-made vehicles that have the most locally sourced parts, one observer replied by saying that the company’s products had poor quality and safety ratings.
Tesla countered this and replied to that X post: “False. Our vehicles consistently achieve top safety ratings from independent agencies worldwide.”
This is consistent with Tesla vehicles safety rating scores across multiple safety agencies, including NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) in the US, Euro NCAP in Europe and locally in Australia with ANCAP safety.
In Australia, all high-volume models Tesla has sold have received a 5-star ANCAP safety rating.
The Tesla Model S received a 5-star ANCAP rating back in 2015, followed by the Model 3 and Model X receiving it in 2019.
More recently, the Model Y, when it was first introduced in 2022, also received a 5-star ANCAP rating.
In Europe, Tesla also received a 5-star Euro NCAP rating for the updated Model S sedan back in 2022. At that time, it scored the highest overall safety score of any vehicle ever tested by Euro NCAP under the stricter testing 2022 protocol.
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