It’s really great that the aftermarket is starting to embrace the Model S. Gives some longevity to the cars.
I am hesitant to buy either until they post lumen or lux count for both high and low beam and curves like the IIHS testing.
Understanding the ratings: How much better are good headlights?
Vehicles with good-rated headlights have 19% fewer nighttime single-vehicle crashes than vehicles with poor-rated headlights. Acceptable and marginal headlights are associated with reductions of about 15% and 10%. These numbers are based on a 2021 analysis of police-reported crashes.
2016 Tesla Model S 4-door hatchback - large luxury car
www.iihs.org
Ratings are given for 6 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.
Trim level(s)
- All trims; built after August 2016
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: | |
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Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
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High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
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Curve-adaptive? | Yes |
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High-beam assist? | Yes |
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Overall rating | MEH |
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Low beams
On the straightaway
, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves,
visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves,
visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.
Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
- 60 trim equipped with Premium package; built after August 2016
- 60D trim equipped with Premium package; built after August 2016
- 75 trim equipped with Premium package; built after August 2016
- 75D trim equipped with Premium package; built after August 2016
- 90D trim equipped with Premium package; built after August 2016
- P100D trim equipped with Premium package; built after August 2016
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: | |
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Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
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High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
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Curve-adaptive? | Yes |
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High-beam assist? | No |
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Overall rating | Piss Poor |
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves,
visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
- 60 trim equipped with Autopilot package; built after August 2016
- 60D trim equipped with Autopilot package; built after August 2016
- 75 trim equipped with Autopilot package; built after August 2016
- 75D trim equipped with Autopilot package; built after August 2016
- 90D trim equipped with Autopilot package; built after August 2016
- P100D trim equipped with Autopilot package; built after August 2016
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: | |
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Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
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High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
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Curve-adaptive? | No |
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High-beam assist? | Yes |
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Overall rating | Piss Poor |
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves,
visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.
Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
- 60 trim; built after August 2016
- 60D trim; built after August 2016
- 75 trim; built after August 2016
- 75D trim; built after August 2016
- 90D trim; built after August 2016
- P100D trim; built after August 2016
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: | |
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Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
---|
High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
---|
Curve-adaptive? | No |
---|
High-beam assist? | No |
---|
Overall rating | Piss Poor |
---|
Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
- All trims; built before September 2016
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: | |
---|
Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
---|
High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
---|
Curve-adaptive? | Yes |
---|
High-beam assist? | Yes |
---|
Overall rating | Piss Poor |
---|
Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves,
visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway and all 4 curves.
Technical measurements for this test
Trim level(s)
- 60 trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 60D trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 70 trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 70D trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 75 trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 75D trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 85 trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 85D trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- P85D trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- 90D trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
- P90D trim equipped with Premium package; built before September 2016
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination: | |
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Low-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
---|
High-beam headlight type | LED reflector |
---|
Curve-adaptive? | Yes |
---|
High-beam assist? | No |
---|
Overall rating | Piss Poor |
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
The low beams never exceeded glare limits.
High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the right side of the road and inadequate on the left side. On curves,
visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.
Technical measurements for this test
How headlights are evaluated