While Elon Musk and Tesla fanatics have long praised the Cybertruck even as others loudly mocked the vehicle, another group is now giving the truck its kudos. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published the highly-anticipated results of its first Cybertruck crash test this week,

The Tesla Cybertruck has finally undergone the NHTSA crash test and scored top rating just as the Model 3, Model S, and Model X

The Cybertruck has a cult following in the U.S., but safety issues such as excessive size and acceleration and sharp edges make the Tesla illegal on U.K. roads.

Ever since Tesla first unveiled the Cybertruck design back in 2019, many gearheads around the world have been roasting it, sometimes even calling it an abomination. However, the truck's angular, futuristic design still appealed to a lot of people.

NHTSA has independently tested Tesla Cybertruck, and it got a top 5-star rating despite some claiming that it would

The Tesla Cybertruck finally has its first crash safety rating over a year after deliveries first began in November 2023. And like all other Tesla vehicles before it, the electric truck scored a 5-star rating in nearly all the individual categories.

This isn’t the first electric truck to receive the honor as the F-150 Lightning also got five stars.

The Tesla Cybertruck has scored a full five stars in driver safety and four stars in passenger safety. In this report, we have detailed the test results.

These days, Tesla and its vehicles are in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. But the Cybertruck has finally undergone crash tests by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the results have been shared with the public.