Tesla Model 3 gets perfect 5-star safety rating in every category from NHTSA [Videos]

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released its safety rating for the Tesla Model 3 today and the electric vehicle has gotten a perfect 5-star safety rating in every category.

Warning: if you don’t like seeing beautiful Model 3 vehicles being crashed, don’t read the rest of this post.

Tesla achieved the same impressive results in the Model S and Model X.

Now the automaker is repeating the achievement in the less expensive Model 3.

The Model 3 achieved an overall 5-star safety rating, but it also achieved the top score in each category and subcategory.

Many cars achieve an overall 5-star rating, but it is a little more rare for cars to get 5 stars in every category tested by NHTSA.

And here’s a look at the ratings from NHTSA’s website:

Here’s an image of their frontal crash test:

Here’s an image of their side crash test:

You can also have a look at the NHTSA’s video of the crash test here:

xnaas on September 20th, 2018 at 13:43 UTC »

I'd like to take a moment to repost the Model X side crash test videos:

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I'd love to see the Model 3 ones too.

lovetoclick on September 20th, 2018 at 13:34 UTC »

Nice! This is the news I've been waiting for.. I can finally order my Model 3 now

.. Just need to save up $54k more and we're set.

annerajb on September 20th, 2018 at 12:58 UTC »

Anybody have a link to the videos ?