Video: Tesla Model 3 gains five-star safety rating

The Tesla Model 3 has received a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US.

It tested the electric sedan on frontal crash, side crash, and rollover safety.

The Model 3 passed with flying colours in all the categories and subcategories of the organisation’s tests.

The NHTSA’s recommended safety technologies, such as forward collision warning systems, dynamic brake support, crash imminent braking, and lane departure warning features, are standard on the Model 3.

That’s three out of three now for Tesla, which achieved the same safety results with its Model S and Model X.

Tesla chief executive officer Elon Musk has been praising the Model 3’s safety features even prior to the NHTSA’s tests.

He says in a Twitter post some weeks ago that the Model 3 has longer crumple zones in the absence of a fossil fuel engine, adding it has the “best safety of any midsize car”.