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
Jul 24, 2020 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1
Jul 24, 2020 New York City, Richmond County, New York 1
Jun 26, 2020 Frederick County, Maryland 1
Jun 14, 2020 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 8, 2020 Richardson, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jun 7, 2020 Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino County, California 1
May 21, 2020 Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia 1
May 18, 2020 Brazoria County, Texas 1
Apr 11, 2020 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 1
Apr 3, 2020 Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida 1
Mar 21, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Feb 23, 2020 Hockley County, Texas 1
Feb 19, 2020 Cobb County, Georgia 1
Feb 17, 2020 Kaufman County, Texas 1
Feb 9, 2020 Butts County, Georgia 1
Jan 24, 2020 Petersburg, Petersburg city, Virginia 1
Jan 17, 2020 Richmond, Richmond city, Virginia 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.