Fatal crash profile · Model

Lexus LS

Compared with Lexus · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
217
Fatal crashes
217
Deaths inside
139
Other deaths
100

Between 2020 and 2024, 217 vehicles described as Lexus LS were involved in 217 fatal crashes in the United States. 139 people died inside these vehicles and 100 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 37
2021 52
2022 49
2023 41
2024 38

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

58%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.3 times the share for Lexus: 46%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 17 21
2021 38 23
2022 40 17
2023 21 22
2024 23 17

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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Lexus: 21%
  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Lexus: 18%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

59%

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

  • About the same as the share for Lexus: 54%
  • About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Lexus LS Lexus All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.7% 20.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 19.4% 18.2% 17.7%
At night 59.0% 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 164
Cloudy 28
Rain 10
Fog, Smog, Smoke 3
Severe Crosswinds 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 96
Dark - Lighted 57
Dark - Not Lighted 56
Dusk 4
Dawn 3

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 30
Texas 25
Georgia 17
North Carolina 14
Florida 13
Arizona 10
Virginia 8
Maryland 8
South Carolina 8
Arkansas 7

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Lexus LS 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 31, 2024 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 18, 2024 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Nov 23, 2024 Pierce County, Washington 1
Nov 21, 2024 Hempstead, Nassau County, New York 1
Nov 18, 2024 North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Nov 12, 2024 Santa Ana, Orange County, California 1
Nov 6, 2024 National City, San Diego County, California 1
Oct 28, 2024 Coahoma County, Mississippi 1
Oct 25, 2024 Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia 1
Oct 25, 2024 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Oct 22, 2024 Hill County, Texas 1
Oct 7, 2024 Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Sep 18, 2024 Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina 1
Aug 31, 2024 Trumbull County, Ohio 1
Aug 14, 2024 Garnet, Riverside County, California 1
Aug 7, 2024 Weld County, Colorado 1
Aug 1, 2024 Baltimore County, Maryland 1
Jul 26, 2024 Drew County, Arkansas 1
Jul 19, 2024 Heber, Navajo County, Arizona 1
Jul 7, 2024 Mansfield, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Jul 1, 2024 DeKalb County, Georgia 1
Jun 18, 2024 Clark County, Nevada 1
Jun 15, 2024 Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland 1
Jun 11, 2024 Josephine County, Oregon 2
Jun 10, 2024 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1

Compare Lexus LS 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.