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
Dec 21, 2023 Vallejo, Solano County, California 1
Dec 17, 2023 Orange County, Florida 1
Dec 7, 2023 Pingree Grove, Kane County, Illinois 1
Nov 28, 2023 Rutland County, Vermont 1
Nov 27, 2023 Bexar County, Texas 2
Nov 27, 2023 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Nov 21, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Nov 19, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Nov 18, 2023 Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri 1
Nov 16, 2023 Bay County, Florida 1
Nov 11, 2023 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 2
Nov 5, 2023 Grundy County, Illinois 1
Nov 2, 2023 Woonsocket, Providence County, Rhode Island 1
Nov 1, 2023 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Nov 1, 2023 Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 28, 2023 Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 21, 2023 San Joaquin County, California 1
Oct 20, 2023 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 19, 2023 Granville County, North Carolina 1
Oct 15, 2023 Thousand Oaks, Ventura County, California 1
Oct 12, 2023 King County, Washington 1
Sep 29, 2023 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 3
Sep 28, 2023 Polk County, Florida 1
Sep 22, 2023 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 1
Sep 20, 2023 Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey 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.