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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

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
Jun 16, 2020 Escondido, San Diego County, California 1
Jun 10, 2020 Chesterfield County, Virginia 2
May 30, 2020 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin 1
May 21, 2020 Weston, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
May 11, 2020 Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 10, 2020 Baldwin Park, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 10, 2020 Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
May 4, 2020 Kern County, California 1
May 3, 2020 Christian County, Missouri 1
May 3, 2020 Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri 2
May 1, 2020 Prince William County, Virginia 1
Apr 23, 2020 Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Apr 22, 2020 Hastings, Oswego County, New York 1
Apr 19, 2020 Greene County, Ohio 1
Apr 17, 2020 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Apr 17, 2020 Imperial County, California 1
Apr 9, 2020 Sacramento County, California 1
Apr 8, 2020 Rowan County, North Carolina 2
Mar 12, 2020 Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts 1
Mar 8, 2020 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
Feb 25, 2020 McPherson County, Kansas 1
Feb 18, 2020 East Irvine, Orange County, California 1
Feb 4, 2020 Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Florida 1
Feb 1, 2020 York County, Virginia 1
Feb 1, 2020 San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California 1

Compare Lexus IS 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.