There was a lot of skepticism surrounding the odd-ball-shaped Cybertruck's crashworthiness, but it didn't do too badly.

Tesla's Cybertruck may boast a polarizing design, but the federal government says it's certainly not an unsafe one. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's testing, the Cybertruck has received five-star ratings in multiple safety trial crash tests — and appears even safer than most pickup trucks in at least one category.

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

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 NHTSA published highly-anticipated results of its Cybertruck crash test this week, giving the car a five-star overall safety rating.

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.

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.

The Tesla Cybertruck has finally been independently crash-tested, but questions remain about how safe pedestrians would be.

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.