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
Oct 31, 2021 East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 29, 2021 Pasadena, Harris County, Texas 1
Oct 21, 2021 Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 1
Oct 18, 2021 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Oct 17, 2021 Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina 5
Oct 5, 2021 Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana 1
Oct 4, 2021 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California 1
Oct 3, 2021 Hercules, Contra Costa County, California 1
Sep 30, 2021 Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee 1
Sep 29, 2021 Jasper County, Missouri 1
Sep 28, 2021 Berkeley County, South Carolina 2
Sep 23, 2021 West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts 1
Sep 18, 2021 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Sep 15, 2021 Madison County, Illinois 1
Sep 13, 2021 Montgomery County, Maryland 1
Sep 10, 2021 Jackson County, Oregon 1
Sep 8, 2021 Weatherford, Parker County, Texas 1
Sep 7, 2021 New York City, Kings County, New York 1
Sep 5, 2021 Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia 1
Sep 1, 2021 Kimble County, Texas 2
Aug 30, 2021 Tooele County, Utah 2
Aug 30, 2021 Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama 1
Aug 28, 2021 Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts 1
Aug 25, 2021 Oakley, Contra Costa County, California 1
Aug 22, 2021 Newark, Essex County, New Jersey 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.