TESLA MODEL 3

AUGUST 2019 - ONWARDS

ALL VARIANTS

96% 87%
ADULT OCCUPANT CHILD OCCUPANT
PROTECTION PROTECTION

74% 94%
VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY
PROTECTION ASSIST
TESLA MODEL 3

OVERVIEW
The Tesla Model 3 was introduced in Australia and New Zealand
in August 2019. This ANCAP safety rating applies to all variants.
ANCAP SAFETY RATING HHHHH
Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting
(curtain) airbags are standard. RATING YEAR (DATESTAMP) 2019
Autonomous emergency braking (City, Interurban and Vulnerable VEHICLE TYPE MEDIUM CAR
Road User) as well as lane keep assist (LKA) with lane departure
warning (LDW) and emergency lane keeping (ELK), and an AIRBAGS Dual frontal, side chest,
advanced speed assistance system (SAS) are standard. side head

RATING APPLICABILITY
VARIANT BODY TYPE ENGINE DRIVETRAIN AUS NZ
Tesla Model 3 Rear Wheel Drive  4 door sedan Electric RWD  
Tesla Model 3 All Wheel Drive 4 door sedan Electric AWD  
Tesla Model 3 Performance 4 door sedan Electric AWD  


COVERED BY THIS RATING  NOT COVERED BY THIS RATING  TESTED VARIANT

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ADULT OCCUPANT PROTECTION 96%
36.70 POINTS
OUT OF 38

The passenger compartment of the Tesla Model 3 remained

stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings for the driver
and front passenger showed GOOD protection for all critical body
FRONTAL OFFSET# 8.00 (out of 8)
regions. FULL WIDTH FRONTAL# 7.70 (out of 8)
In the full width frontal test, protection was ADEQUATE for the SIDE IMPACT# 8.00 (out of 8)
chest of the rear passenger and GOOD for all other critical body
regions for both the driver and rear passenger. OBLIQUE POLE# 7.29 (out of 8)
In the side impact test, protection offered to all critical body WHIPLASH PROTECTION 1.71 (out of 2)
regions was GOOD.
AEB - City 4.00 (out of 4)
In the oblique pole test, protection was MARGINAL for the chest
of the driver and GOOD for all other critical body regions. #
Scaled scores. Total test scored out of 16.00 points.
The autonomous emergency braking system (AEB) showed
GOOD performance at low speeds typical of city driving, with
collisions avoided in all test scenarios.

FRONTAL OFFSET TEST (64 KM/H) FULL WIDTH FRONTAL TEST (50 KM/H)

Driver Front Passenger Driver Rear Passenger

Head / neck: 4.00 pts Head / neck: 4.00 pts Head: 4.00 pts Head: 4.00 pts
Chest: 4.00 pts Chest: 4.00 pts Neck: 4.00 pts Neck: 4.00 pts
Upper legs: 4.00 pts Upper legs: 4.00 pts Chest: 4.00 pts Chest: 2.80 pts
Lower legs: 4.00 pts Lower legs: 4.00 pts Upper legs: 4.00 pts Upper legs: 4.00 pts
Deductions: Nil Deductions: Nil Deductions: Nil Deductions: Nil

SIDE IMPACT TEST (50 KM/H) OBLIQUE POLE TEST (32 KM/H)

Driver Driver
Head: 4.00 points Head: 4.00 points
Chest: 4.00 points Chest: 2.59 points
Abdomen: 4.00 points Abdomen: 4.00 points
Pelvis: 4.00 points Pelvis: 4.00 points
Deductions: Nil Deductions: Nil

WHIPLASH (REAR IMPACT) PROTECTION TEST AEB - CITY (10-50 KM/H)

Score: 4.00 points

OVERLAP -50% -75% 100% 75% 50%

PERFORMANCE
GOOD
Rear Passenger Driver / Front Passenger
Rear: 0.50 points
Front: 1.21 points GOOD ADEQUATE MARGINAL WEAK POOR

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CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION 87%
42.88 POINTS
OUT OF 49

In the frontal offset test, protection of the neck of the 10 year

dummy was MARGINAL, while the protection offered to all other
critical body regions regions of both the 10 and 6 year dummies DYNAMIC TEST (FRONT) 15.28 (out of 16)
was GOOD.
DYNAMIC TEST (SIDE) 8.00 (out of 8)
Protection of both child dummies in the side impact test was
GOOD with maximum points scored. RESTRAINT INSTALLATION 11.60 (out of 12)
The Tesla Model 3 is fitted with lower ISOFix anchorages on the ON-BOARD SAFETY FEATURES 8.00 (out of 13)
rear outboard seats and top tether anchorages for all rear seating
positions.
Installation of typical child restraints available in Australia and New
Zealand showed most child restraints could be accommodated
in most rear seating positions, though one of the selected Type
A convertible seats could not be correctly installed in rearward
facing mode using the ISOfix anchorages.

FRONTAL OFFSET TEST (64 KM/H) SIDE IMPACT TEST (50 KM/H)

6 year old 10 year old 10 year old 6 year old

ON-BOARD SAFETY FEATURES

FEATURE FRONT 2nd ROW 2nd ROW 3rd ROW 3rd ROW
PASSENGER OUTBOARD CENTRE OUTBOARD CENTRE

ISOFix    - -
Integrated child restraints    - -
Top tether anchorage    - -
Airbag disabling  - - - -

 FITTED TO TEST CAR AS STANDARD 

NOT FITTED TO TEST CAR BUT AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION  NOT AVAILABLE - NOT APPLICABLE

NOTE: The child restraints fitted to vehicles tested by Euro NCAP

are relevant to the European market. For Australasian consumers,
this information should be used as a guide to vehicle features only.
The Child Restraint Evaluation Program (CREP) provides an
independent assessment on the safety of Australasian child restraints - GOOD ADEQUATE MARGINAL WEAK POOR
see www.childcarseats.com.au.

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CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION 87%
42.88 POINTS
OUT OF 49

CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION*

FRONT ROW 2nd ROW 3rd ROW

CHILD RESTRAINT (CRS) TYPE^
PASSENGER LEFT CENTRE RIGHT LEFT CENTRE RIGHT
Rearward facing capsule     - - -
TYPE A Rearward facing with harness - convertible (Model A)     - - -
Rearward facing with harness - convertible (Model B)     - - -
BELTED

Forward facing with harness - convertible (Model A)     - - -

TYPE B
Forward facing with harness - convertible (Model B)     - - -
TYPE E Booster - 4 to 8 years     - - -
TYPE F Booster - 4 to 10 years     - - -
Rearward facing capsule   -  - - -
TYPE A Rearward facing with harness - convertible (Model A)   -  - - -
ISOFIX

Rearward facing with harness - convertible (Model B)   -  - - -

Forward facing with harness - convertible (Model A)   -  - - -
TYPE B
Forward facing with harness - convertible (Model B)   -  - - -

* Installation of each child restraint is assessed separately in each position. Installation of multiple restraints has not been assessed and may not be possible.
^ The above list of child restraints has been selected to provide a general indication of the rated vehicle’s ability to accommodate various CRS types. ANCAP does
not endorse or recommend any one CRS brand or model, nor does it rate the safety of child restraints.

 INSTALL WITHOUT PROBLEM  INSTALL WITH CARE  CANNOT BE FITTED SAFELY  INSTALLATION NOT ALLOWED - NOT APPLICABLE / NOT ASSESSED

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VULNERABLE ROAD USER PROTECTION 74%
35.69 POINTS
OUT OF 48

The protection provided by the bonnet to the head of a struck

pedestrian was predominantly ADEQUATE, with WEAK and
POOR results recorded at the rear and sides of the bonnet and HEAD IMPACTS 12.13 (out of 24)
on the stiff windscreen pillars. The bumper provided GOOD
protection to pedestrians’ legs and protection of the pelvis was
UPPER LEG IMPACTS 6.00 (out of 6)
also GOOD. LOWER LEG IMPACTS 6.00 (out of 6)
The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system is capable
of detecting and reacting to vulnerable road users such as AEB - Pedestrian 5.56 (out of 6)
pedestrians and cyclists. The AEB system showed GOOD AEB - Cyclist 6.00 (out of 6)
performance in pedestrian test scenarios, in both daylight and low
light. GOOD performance was also seen in cyclist test scenarios,
with collisions avoided or mitigated in all scenarios.

PEDESTRIAN IMPACT TEST (40 KM/H)

AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING (PEDESTRIAN & CYCLIST)

SYSTEM NAME: Collision Avoidance Assist
TYPE: Autonomous emergency braking with forward collision warning
OPERATIONAL FROM: 8-150 km/h
DESCRIPTION: System functions in the daytime and night

AEB - Pedestrian AEB - Cyclist

FORWARD FORWARD
COLLISION COLLISION
WARNING WARNING
Adult crossing Adult crossing Adult crossing Child running Adult walking Adult walking Cyclist crossing Cyclist travelling Cyclist travelling
towards kerb (50%) from kerb (25%) from kerb (75%) (obstructed) along road along road from kerb along road (50%) along road (25%)

DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT DAY DAY DAY

TEST
SCENARIO

- -
PERFORMANCE
GOOD GOOD

GOOD ADEQUATE MARGINAL WEAK POOR

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SAFETY ASSIST 94%
12.35 POINTS
OUT OF 13

The Tesla Model 3 is fitted as standard with a range of safety assist

features including autonomous emergency braking (AEB), a lane
support system (LSS) with lane keep assist (LKA) and emergency SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS 2.88 (out of 3)
lane keeping (ELK) functionality, and blind spot monitoring (BSM).
SEAT BELT REMINDERS 3.00 (out of 3)
Tests of the AEB system showed GOOD performance in highway
speed scenarios with collisions avoided or mitigated in most LANE SUPPORT SYSTEMS 4.00 (out of 4)
scenarios.
AEB - Interurban 2.47 (out of 3)
Tests of LSS functionality showed GOOD performance, including
all of the more critical emergency lane keeping test scenarios, and
overall performance was classified as GOOD.
A map-based speed assistance system (SAS) is also standard. This
system identifies the local speed limit and allows the driver to set the
intelligent adaptive cruise control speed accordingly.
A seatbelt reminder system with occupancy detection is fitted to all
seating positions.

LANE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (LSS)

SYSTEM NAME: Lane Assist
OPERATIONAL FROM: 40-145 km/h

EMERGENCY LANE KEEPING (ELK)

Overtaking vehicle Overtaking vehicle
Oncoming vehicle Road edge
(GVT at 72 km/h) (GVT at 80 km/h)

UNINTENTIONAL INTENTIONAL UNINTENTIONAL INTENTIONAL

TEST
SCENARIO

PERFORMANCE
GOOD

LANE KEEP ASSIST (LKA)

Dashed Line Solid Line Road Edge

TEST
SCENARIO

PERFORMANCE
GOOD

HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) PASS
FUNCTION
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) PASS

GOOD ADEQUATE MARGINAL WEAK POOR

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SAFETY ASSIST 94%
12.35 POINTS
OUT OF 13

AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING (INTERURBAN)

SYSTEM NAME: Collision Avoidance Assist
TYPE: Autonomous emergency braking with forward collision warning
OPERATIONAL FROM: 8-150 km/h
DESCRIPTION: Defaults ON for every journey

HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI)

Supplementary warning NOT FITTED
FUNCTION
Restraint activation / dynamic retractors NOT FITTED

FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW)

Driving towards a stationary car Driving towards a slower moving car

TEST SCENARIO

PERFORMANCE
GOOD

AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING - Interurban

Toward car braking lightly Toward car braking heavily
Driving towards a slower moving car
12m 40m 12m 40m
HEADWAY HEADWAY HEADWAY HEADWAY

TEST
SCENARIO

PERFORMANCE
GOOD

SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (SAS) SEAT BELT REMINDERS (SBR)

SYSTEM NAME: Speed Assist
WARNING TYPE FRONT
DRIVER PASSENGER REAR
PASSENGERS
SAS FEATURE DESCRIPTION
Speed Limit Information Function (SLIF) Map based Occupant Detection -  

Speed Limitation Function System advised Visual   

Audible   

 PASS 
FAIL  NOT AVAILABLE - NOT APPLICABLE

GOOD ADEQUATE MARGINAL WEAK POOR

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SAFETY FEATURES & TECHNOLOGIES
AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY
FEATURE / TECHNOLOGY~ FEATURE / TECHNOLOGY~
AUS NZ AUS NZ
Seat belts (three-point) for all forward-facing seats   Blind spot monitor (BSM)  
Seat belt pre-tensioners (front)   Child presence alert  
Seat belt pre-tensioners (rear outboard) - 2nd row   Daytime running lights (DRL)  
Seat belt pre-tensioners (rear centre) - 2nd row   Electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD)  
Seat belt pre-tensioners (rear outboard) - 3rd row - - Electronic data recorder (EDR)  
Intelligent seat belt reminder (driver)   Electronic stability control (ESC)  
Intelligent seat belt reminder (front passenger)   Emergency brake assist (EBA)  
Intelligent seat belt reminder (2nd row seats)   Emergency stop signal (ESS)  
Intelligent seat belt reminder (3rd row seats) - - Fatigue reminder  
Airbag - frontal (driver)   Fatigue detection  
Airbag - frontal (passenger)   Forward collision warning (FCW)  
Airbags - side, chest protection (front seats)   Hill launch assist  
Airbags - side, chest protection (2nd row seats)   Integrated child seat / restraint  
Airbags - side, chest protection (3rd row seats) - - ISOFix  
Airbags - side, head protection (front seats)   Lane departure warning (LDW)  
Airbags - side, head protection (2nd row seats)   Lane keep assist (LKA)  
Airbags - side, head protection (3rd row seats) - - Pre-crash systems  
Airbag - knee (driver)   Rear cross-traffic alert (RCTA)  
Airbag - knee (front passenger)   Reversing collision avoidance (camera)  
Airbag disabling switch - automatic (front passenger)   Reversing collision avoidance (auto brake)  
Airbag disabling switch - manual (front passenger)   Roll stability system  
Head restraints for all seats   Secondary / multi-collision brake  
Active bonnet   Speed assistance - auto / intelligent speed limiter  
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)   Speed assistance - manual speed limiter  
Adaptive headlights   Speed assistance - speed sign recognition & warning  
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)   Smart (intelligent) key  
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) - City   Trailer stability control  
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) - Interurban   Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)  
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) - VRU   Vehicle-to-infrastructure communication (V2I)  
Automatic emergency call (eCall)   Vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V)  
Automatic headlights  
Automatic high beam  

~ Specifications & availability subject to change. Please check with the vehicle manufacturer for confirmation of vehicle specification.
* Intelligent speed limiting function achieved by the intelligent adaptive cruise control (iACC) system fitted as standard.

 STANDARD 
NOT AVAILABLE ON BASE VARIANT BUT STANDARD OR OPTIONAL ON HIGHER VARIANTS  OPTIONAL  NOT AVAILABLE

MODEL VARIANTS:
ASSESSMENT DETAILS
ANCAP safety ratings do not automatically extend to variants that have different TESTED MAKE / MODEL Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD LHD
body styles, engine configurations, driven wheels or occupant restraint systems
(e.g. fewer airbags). In these cases, ANCAP considers technical evidence TESTED VEHICLE(S) BUILT 2019
submitted by manufacturers before deciding on the extension of a rating to
additional variants of a model. TESTED BODY TYPE 4 door sedan
RATING YEAR (DATESTAMP): TESTED VEHICLE ENGINE Electric
The Rating Year denotes the year requirements against which a vehicle has RATING PUBLISHED July 2019
been assessed. The Rating Year is determined by ANCAP and, for vehicles
rated from 2018, the Rating Year is the year in which the vehicle was tested. RATING UPDATED n/a

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