Fatal crash profile · Model

Lexus RX

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Vehicles, 2020–2024
852
Fatal crashes
848
Deaths inside
357
Other deaths
624

Between 2020 and 2024, 852 vehicles described as Lexus RX were involved in 848 fatal crashes in the United States. 357 people died inside these vehicles and 624 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 suvs or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 127
2021 162
2022 172
2023 202
2024 189

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

36%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 80 percent of the share for Lexus: 46%
  • About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 53 96
2021 75 114
2022 69 134
2023 83 145
2024 77 135

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

13%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About two-thirds of the share for Lexus: 21%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 19%

12%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About two-thirds of the share for Lexus: 18%
  • About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%

47%

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

  • About 85 percent of the share for Lexus: 54%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Lexus RX Lexus All vehicles
Driver speeding 13.1% 20.9% 19.0%
Driver drinking 12.4% 18.2% 17.7%
At night 47.2% 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 630
Cloudy 104
Rain 59
Fog, Smog, Smoke 11
Snow 7

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 429
Dark - Lighted 199
Dark - Not Lighted 162
Dusk 31
Dawn 17

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 132
Texas 82
Florida 77
Georgia 39
New York 36
North Carolina 31
Illinois 28
Alabama 25
Tennessee 25
Massachusetts 23

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Lexus RX 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 3, 2023 West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey 1
Feb 2, 2023 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 1
Feb 1, 2023 Martinez, Contra Costa County, California 1
Jan 20, 2023 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jan 17, 2023 Niobrara County, Wyoming 1
Jan 14, 2023 Fontana, San Bernardino County, California 4
Jan 12, 2023 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia 1
Jan 12, 2023 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Jan 12, 2023 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Jan 9, 2023 Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey 1
Jan 4, 2023 Forsyth County, Georgia 1
Jan 4, 2023 Heber, Navajo County, Arizona 1
Jan 3, 2023 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 2
Jan 1, 2023 Belton, Bell County, Texas 1
Jan 1, 2023 Columbia County, Florida 3
Dec 31, 2022 Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia 1
Dec 30, 2022 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
Dec 30, 2022 Bay Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1
Dec 21, 2022 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1
Dec 20, 2022 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 1
Dec 19, 2022 Rio Rancho, Sandoval County, New Mexico 1
Dec 15, 2022 La Habra Heights, Los Angeles County, California 1
Dec 13, 2022 North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Dec 13, 2022 Davenport, Scott County, Iowa 1
Dec 12, 2022 Surprise, Maricopa County, Arizona 1

Compare Lexus RX 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.