Model Y Misses Curve in Mexico City, Crashes Off Terrace [VIDEO]

Security footage shows a Model Y in Mexico City crash through a garage gate before dropping off a terrace

Tesla’s new Roadster may fly with the help of cold-gas thrusters when it begins deliveries, but a Model Y in Mexico City appeared to beat it to the punch. Security camera footage shared by TRT Haber shows a Model Y that, in the outlet’s words, “crashed into a house’s garage and flew downward.”

What the Video Shows

The crash occurred around 5 p.m. on October 19 in the Lomas del Chamizal neighborhood of Mexico City’s Cuajimalpa district, an area known for steep, winding roads. In the clip, a black Model Y descends a steep hill toward a sharp bend as a white truck heads up the road. Instead of making the turn, the Model Y continues straight through a home’s entrance gate.

A second camera angle captures the vehicle racing across the garage and terrace, breaking through the back wall, and launching off the ledge in a cloud of dust before dropping several meters to a lower level.

Context and Aftermath

It was not the most dramatic fall a Tesla has experienced. Earlier this summer, a Model 3 plunged 300 feet off a cliff with two passengers inside; both sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries.

Mexico City’s Secretariat of Citizen Security said the driver lost control while taking the curve. An early report suggested the driver may have swerved to avoid a dump truck coming up the hill, but that was never confirmed and does not appear to be the case from the footage. Reports indicate the driver walked away without injuries, while the home’s gate, walls, and terrace suffered heavy damage.

Built to Take a Hit

Walking away from a crash like this underscores the Model Y’s safety focus. Airbags deployed after the vehicle struck the garage gate, as seen in the video. The Model Y earned the IIHS’s Top Safety Pick+ award earlier this year, the institute’s highest safety rating.

Tesla Model Y recognized with the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

Driver Assistance Notes

Tesla’s latest Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software adds Automatic Collision Evasion, which can engage FSD during manual driving to steer around a crash that braking alone can’t prevent. The feature is limited to HW4 vehicles on controlled-access highways.

Authorities have not published a final report on the cause, and no speed has been confirmed. The Roadster’s production begins in 2028.