Fatal crash profile · Model

Lexus RX

Compared with Lexus · All vehicles

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
May 28, 2022 Hays County, Texas 1
May 28, 2022 Miami-Dade County, Florida 3
May 26, 2022 Lake County, Illinois 1
May 24, 2022 Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida 2
May 24, 2022 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
May 22, 2022 Miramar, Broward County, Florida 1
May 18, 2022 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 1
May 15, 2022 Green Bay, Brown County, Wisconsin 1
May 14, 2022 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas 1
May 14, 2022 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
May 11, 2022 Deschutes County, Oregon 1
May 11, 2022 Snellville, Gwinnett County, Georgia 1
May 9, 2022 Jackson County, North Carolina 1
May 7, 2022 Pend Oreille County, Washington 1
May 6, 2022 Harris County, Texas 1
May 4, 2022 Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico 1
Apr 30, 2022 Longview, Gregg County, Texas 1
Apr 30, 2022 Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Apr 29, 2022 Williamson County, Texas 1
Apr 29, 2022 Sacramento County, California 1
Apr 28, 2022 Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York 1
Apr 23, 2022 Union County, Indiana 1
Apr 22, 2022 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Apr 20, 2022 Montrose County, Colorado 1
Apr 18, 2022 Lucas County, Ohio 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.