Tesla incidents in 2025
The Machine Record lists 8 verified incidents involving Tesla robots and vehicles dated 2025: 2 where a person was hurt, 0 that reached a regulator, recall, fine, lawsuit or settlement. Counted on 2026-10-03; every case links to its sources.
- Cases
- 8
- Someone hurt
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Escalated
- 0
- Period
- 2025-06 to 2025-12
By month
- January 0
- February 0
- March 0
- April 0
- May 0
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- July████████████ 3
- August 0
- September████ 1
- October████ 1
- November 0
- December████ 1
By outcome
- no harm5
- minor injury2
- property damage1
By type of event
- collision4
- malfunction2
- near miss2
By kind of machine
- Autonomous vehicle6
- Humanoid2
Counts measure what was reported in English and cleared verification, not how many events took place. Fleet sizes are not public, so none of this is a rate. Rules are on the methodology page; the numbers are CC BY 4.0, cite this page. CSV, JSON and an API are on the data page.
Cases
The 8 cases behind the number
Newest first. Each one links to its timeline and to the sources it rests on.
- 2025-12-06A Tesla Optimus humanoid robot fell backward during a public demonstration at a Tesla store in Miami, dropping water bottles and making hand motions consistent with a teleoperation headset being removed.Follow-up
- 2025-10-01Tesla reported an eighth crash involving its Robotaxi fleet in Austin, Texas, occurring in October 2025, with no injuries reported, while the vehicle was proceeding straight and came into contact with an unspecified object or party.Report
- 2025-09-17Tesla reported three accidents involving its Robotaxi service Model Y vehicles in Austin, Texas, in July 2025, including one with a minor injury and two with only property damage, while redacting narrative details from NHTSA filings.Report
- 2025-07-25Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot production is reported to be severely behind schedule due to technical bottlenecks with robot hands, with mostly complete units missing hands piling up at Tesla's facility.Report
- 2025-07-06A Tesla Robotaxi (Model Y) drove into the side of a parked Toyota Camry in the parking lot of Home Slice Pizza in Austin after completing a drop-off, lightly grazing the Camry's right tire.Report
- 2025-07-01A Tesla autonomous vehicle (Tesla Model Y) was involved in a crash with suv in Austin, TX, reported to NHTSA as minor w/ hospitalizationReport
- 2025-06-25A Tesla Robotaxi safety monitor used the In Lane Stop button on the main display to halt the autonomous vehicle and prevent a potential low-speed collision with a reversing UPS truck while the robotaxi was pulling over to a destination in Austin, Texas.Follow-up
- 2025-06-22A Tesla Robotaxi safety monitor pressed a stop button on the center touchscreen to prevent a near-collision with a reversing UPS truck as the autonomous vehicle attempted to pull into a parking spot in Austin, Texas.Report
Questions
What people ask about these numbers
- How many Tesla robots and vehicles incidents were there in 2025?
- The Machine Record lists 8 verified incidents involving Tesla robots and vehicles dated 2025: 2 where a person was hurt, 0 that reached a regulator, recall, fine, lawsuit or settlement. Counted on 2026-10-03; every case links to its sources.
- What counts as an incident here?
- A case enters the register only when two independent published sources or one regulator record (NHTSA, CPSC, OSHA, EU Safety Gate) describe the same event with a date and an outcome. Demonstrations that went wrong, recalls, investigations, injuries and deaths all count; marketing and speculation do not.
- Is this every incident that happened?
- No. It is every incident reported in English that cleared verification. Fleet sizes are not public, so none of these numbers is a rate, and a company with more cases is often a company with more vehicles on the road and more press coverage.
- Can I reuse these numbers?
- Yes. Case metadata is CC BY 4.0: cite The Machine Record with a link. CSV and JSON exports and an API are on the data page.
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