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
Feb 19, 2023 San Jose, Santa Clara County, California 1
Feb 11, 2023 Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia 1
Jan 16, 2023 Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona 1
Jan 9, 2023 East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey 1
Dec 27, 2022 Marion County, South Carolina 1
Dec 21, 2022 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Dec 15, 2022 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Dec 8, 2022 Bastrop County, Texas 1
Nov 19, 2022 Cody, Park County, Wyoming 1
Nov 15, 2022 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Nov 14, 2022 Fort Bend County, Texas 1
Nov 6, 2022 Vancouver, Clark County, Washington 1
Nov 2, 2022 South Daytona, Volusia County, Florida 2
Oct 27, 2022 Yell County, Arkansas 1
Oct 21, 2022 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
Oct 10, 2022 Hokes Bluff, Etowah County, Alabama 2
Oct 8, 2022 Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Oct 7, 2022 Anderson County, Tennessee 1
Sep 27, 2022 Grant County, Kentucky 1
Sep 25, 2022 Harris County, Texas 3
Sep 17, 2022 Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa 1
Sep 6, 2022 Polk County, Florida 1
Aug 28, 2022 Monterey County, California 1
Aug 20, 2022 Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas 1
Aug 10, 2022 Beaufort County, North Carolina 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.