2025 Tesla Cybertruck

large pickup / Crew cab pickup

Fully electric

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: updated test

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Seat belt reminders
LATCH ease of use

Other available safety features

Standard blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning & prevention

Key

Good
Acceptable
Marginal
Poor

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Tested vehicle: 2025 Tesla Cybertruck 4-door 4wd
Rating applies to 2025 models built after April 2025

The Tesla Cybertruck, an all-electric pickup, was introduced in the 2024 model year. Beginning with 2025 models built after April 2025, changes were made to the front underbody structure to improve occupant safety in moderate overlap front crashes. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.)

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Thigh/hip
Leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Thigh
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics

View of the vehicle after the crash showing the airbags and damage to the occupant compartment.

The rear passenger dummy's head remained a safe distance from the front seatback.

Rear passenger dummy injury values indicate a low risk of injury to the head or neck and a moderate risk of injury to the chest. During the crash, the shoulder belt remained in an ideal position on the dummy’s chest.

The rear passenger dummy's lap belt remained in the ideal position on the pelvis.

Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF2536
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6
Left (cm)	8
Center (cm)	11
Right (cm)	10
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	5
Rearward (cm)	-1
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	3

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEF2536
Head
HIC-15	494
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	30
Maximum Nij	0.26
Chest maximum compression (mm)	22
Femur (kN)
Left	0.2
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	0
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.31
Right	0.29
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.2
Right	1.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	47
Right	48

Rear passenger injury measures

Test ID	CEF2536
Head
HIC-15 for head contact during forward excursion	no contact
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.6
Compression (kN)	0.6
Maximum Nij for head contact during forward excursion	no contact
Chest
Chest index	40
Shoulder belt tension (kN)	4.6
Thigh (kN)
Left femur compression	0.1
Right femur compression	0.2

About the moderate overlap front test

February 2024 adjustment to rating criteria

Headlights

Trim level(s): All trims

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good on the sharp left and both right curves and fair on the gradual left curve.

The low beams created excessive glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the gradual left curve.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	All trims
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2025 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	109.5 m	69.1%
Straightaway left edge	65.8 m	69.1%
250m radius right curve, right edge	73.7 m	58.1%
250m radius left curve, right edge	64.1 m	41.1%
150m radius right curve, right edge	71.2 m	35.7%
150m radius left curve, left edge	63.0 m	46.1%

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	147.5 m
Straightaway left edge	135.2 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	77.5 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	78.8 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	68.8 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	71.6 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

System details

standard Collision Avoidance Assist

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Includes high-beam assist credit
Rating applies to all 2025 models

Crossing child — day

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Crossing adult — night

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult — night

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams and a warning was issued 2.2 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision and a warning was issued 1.3 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Seat belt reminders

Rating applies to 2025 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Front row
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
Duration	Too short (8-89 seconds)
Volume
Audio frequency
Second row
Startup status alert (visual)
Initiation time
Duration at least 60 seconds
Belt disengaged alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time
Duration at least 30 seconds
Volume
Audio frequency

Technical measurements for this test

Background cabin sound pressure level at 24 km/h	48 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 24 km/h	62 dB
Difference between background and signal	14.0 dB
Background cabin sound pressure level at 40 km/h	54 dB
Audible signal sound pressure level at 40 km/h	66 dB
Difference between background and signal	11.8 dB
Dominant audio frequency	520 Hz

About the seat belt reminder evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2025 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Seat type	leatherette

This vehicle has 3 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	difficult to maneuver around anchors
3
3	Tether anchor
	hard-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	8
Clearance angle (degrees)	73
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	7
Clearance angle (degrees)	75
Tether anchor
Location	Back wall
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Yes

Seat position 22

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	26
Clearance angle (degrees)	could not measure
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	2-4
Force (lbs)	30
Clearance angle (degrees)	60
Tether anchor
Location	Back wall
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Yes

Seat position 23

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	7
Clearance angle (degrees)	75
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	No
Depth (cm)	0-2
Force (lbs)	6
Clearance angle (degrees)	74
Tether anchor
Location	Back wall
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	No
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Yes

About the child seat anchor evaluation