Fatal crash profile · Model

Lexus GS

Compared with Lexus · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
242
Fatal crashes
241
Deaths inside
123
Other deaths
133

Between 2020 and 2024, 242 vehicles described as Lexus GS were involved in 241 fatal crashes in the United States. 123 people died inside these vehicles and 133 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 51
2021 54
2022 46
2023 45
2024 46

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

48%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About the same as the share for Lexus: 46%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 32 22
2021 28 27
2022 23 23
2023 19 31
2024 21 30

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

29%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for Lexus: 21%
  • About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.1 times the share for Lexus: 18%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

63%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About 1.2 times the share for Lexus: 54%
  • About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Lexus GS Lexus All vehicles
Driver speeding 29.3% 20.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.7% 18.2% 17.7%
At night 63.2% 54.0% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 184
Cloudy 25
Rain 18

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Dark - Lighted 89
Daylight 84
Dark - Not Lighted 51
Dusk 10
Dark - Unknown Lighting 4

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
California 58
Florida 24
Texas 17
South Carolina 12
Virginia 11
North Carolina 10
New Jersey 9
Maryland 9
Tennessee 7
Nevada 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Lexus GS by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Apr 28, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Apr 19, 2020 South San Francisco, San Mateo County, California 1
Apr 16, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Apr 11, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Apr 10, 2020 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Apr 5, 2020 Hercules, Contra Costa County, California 1
Mar 27, 2020 Chesterfield County, Virginia 2
Mar 27, 2020 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Mar 12, 2020 Franklin Park, Somerset County, New Jersey 1
Mar 12, 2020 Volusia County, Florida 1
Mar 8, 2020 Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee 1
Feb 29, 2020 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
Feb 18, 2020 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Jan 21, 2020 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 15, 2020 Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 8, 2020 Prince George's County, Maryland 1

Compare Lexus GS with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.