Fatal crash profile · Model

Lexus LS

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

2013 10 crashes
2008 11 crashes
2007 21 crashes
2005 11 crashes
2004 13 crashes
2003 17 crashes
2002 10 crashes
2001 13 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
Feb 7, 2021	Union County, Arkansas	US-82-6	1
Jan 23, 2021	Northampton County, Pennsylvania	SR-1002 UHLER RD	1
Jan 21, 2021	McKinney, Collin County, Texas	US-380/UNIVERSITY DR	1
Jan 19, 2021	Collier County, Florida	BELLAIRE BAY DR	1
Jan 6, 2021	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona	INA RD	1
Dec 29, 2020	Kankakee County, Illinois	CR-W COUNTY LINE RD	1
Dec 27, 2020	Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona	PIMA RD	2
Dec 26, 2020	Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey	SR-37	1
Dec 21, 2020	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	VETERANS BLVD	1
Dec 13, 2020	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio	CR-351 KELLOGG AVE	1
Dec 5, 2020	Greene, Chenango County, New York	SR-235	1
Nov 14, 2020	Oceanside, San Diego County, California	SR-76	1
Nov 9, 2020	Commerce, Hunt County, Texas	CULVER ST	1
Oct 31, 2020	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona	NORTHERN AVE	1
Oct 21, 2020	Loudon County, Tennessee	SR-322 OAKLAND RD	1
Oct 21, 2020	North Palm Springs, Riverside County, California	RAMON ROAD	1
Oct 13, 2020	Drew County, Arkansas	US-425-040	1
Sep 25, 2020	Champaign County, Illinois	CR-1200E	1
Sep 20, 2020	Martin County, North Carolina	SR-125	1
Sep 7, 2020	Loganville, Walton County, Georgia	CR-0458	1
Sep 6, 2020	Whiteside County, Illinois	CR-13	1
Sep 4, 2020	Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas	SR-247-0	1
Sep 3, 2020	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	E CAPITOL EXPY	1
Aug 21, 2020	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	SR-27 MT HOLLY RD	1
Aug 18, 2020	Houston County, Georgia	I-75 N	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.