Fatal crash profile · Model

Lexus GS

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

2015 18 crashes
2014 15 crashes
2013 31 crashes
2007 23 crashes
2006 29 crashes
2003 10 crashes
2000 16 crashes
1999 17 crashes
1998 18 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Apr 17, 2021	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	PARENTAL HOME RD	1
Apr 9, 2021	North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey	US-130	1
Apr 7, 2021	Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan	I-94 RAMP 215H	1
Mar 19, 2021	Newark, Essex County, New Jersey	I-78	1
Mar 9, 2021	Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade County, Florida	N MIAMI AVE	1
Mar 9, 2021	Walton County, Florida	US-98	1
Mar 8, 2021	Harris County, Texas	SR-6	1
Mar 1, 2021	Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania	SR-2035 BALTIMORE ST	1
Feb 28, 2021	Prince George's County, Maryland	SR-704	1
Feb 16, 2021	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California	I-80	1
Feb 7, 2021	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	JACKSON AV	1
Jan 30, 2021	Pinellas County, Florida	SR-686	1
Jan 27, 2021	Contra Costa County, California	SR-4	1
Jan 2, 2021	San Diego County, California	I-15	1
Jan 1, 2021	Eugene, Lane County, Oregon	HWY 99 N	1
Dec 31, 2020	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee	YALE RD	1
Dec 30, 2020	Fairfield County, South Carolina	I-77	1
Dec 28, 2020	Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey	CR-689	2
Dec 17, 2020	Glendora, Los Angeles County, California	I-210	1
Dec 10, 2020	Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania	SR-611 BROAD ST	1
Dec 1, 2020	Bastrop County, Texas	FM 696	1
Nov 25, 2020	Mission Viejo, Orange County, California	CROWN VALLEY PKWY	1
Nov 16, 2020	North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut	US-5	1
Nov 15, 2020	Clayton County, Georgia	SR-54	1
Oct 29, 2020	Lake County, California	SR-29	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.