Fatal crash profile · Model
Lexus IS
Compared with Lexus · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 481
- Fatal crashes
- 481
- Deaths inside
- 261
- Other deaths
- 286
Between 2020 and 2024, 481 vehicles described as Lexus IS were involved in 481 fatal crashes in the United States. 261 people died inside these vehicles and 286 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 84 |
| 2021 | 118 |
| 2022 | 80 |
| 2023 | 103 |
| 2024 | 96 |
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 44 | 47 |
| 2021 | 70 | 64 |
| 2022 | 41 | 47 |
| 2023 | 51 | 65 |
| 2024 | 55 | 63 |
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
31%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Lexus: 21%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
25%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.4 times the share for Lexus: 18%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
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%
| Category | Lexus IS | Lexus | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 31.2% | 20.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 24.7% | 18.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 63.6% | 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
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 361 |
| Cloudy | 54 |
| Rain | 44 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 168 |
| Dark - Lighted | 160 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 123 |
| Dusk | 13 |
| Dawn | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 126 |
| Florida | 72 |
| Texas | 49 |
| Georgia | 30 |
| North Carolina | 18 |
| Washington | 13 |
| Virginia | 13 |
| Illinois | 11 |
| Arizona | 11 |
| New Jersey | 10 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Lexus IS by model year
- 2022 10 crashes
- 2021 11 crashes
- 2018 16 crashes
- 2017 18 crashes
- 2016 29 crashes
- 2015 37 crashes
- 2014 41 crashes
- 2013 14 crashes
- 2012 24 crashes
- 2011 28 crashes
- 2010 19 crashes
- 2009 20 crashes
- 2008 57 crashes
- 2007 44 crashes
- 2006 40 crashes
- 2001 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2020 | Sumter County, Alabama | SR-39 | 3 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Deerfield Beach, Broward County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia | CR-1098 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Stanislaus County, California | CROWS LANDING RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi | SR-528 | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Thomas County, Georgia | FLETCHER ST | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | I-215 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | San Mateo County, California | I-280 | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Fairfax County, Virginia | I-95 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Pasco County, Florida | MITCHELL BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas | PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TURNPIKE | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | HORDHOFF ST | 1 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Berkeley, Alameda County, California | I-80 | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | San Dimas, Los Angeles County, California | COVINA BLVD | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | VANOWEN ST | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | South Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts | SR-114 TURNPIKE ST | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | SR-133 ANDOVER ST | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | Rialto, San Bernardino County, California | SLOVER AVE | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2020 | Los Altos Hills, Santa Clara County, California | I-280 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California | TWO BUNCH PALMS TRL | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | FM 1093/WESTHEIMER RD | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Warren County, Mississippi | US-61 | 2 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Denton County, Texas | FM 156 | 1 |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Santa Barbara County, California | SANTA LUCIA CANYON RD | 1 |
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.