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 23, 2020 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Oct 17, 2020 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Oct 16, 2020 Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas 1
Oct 12, 2020 Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado 1
Oct 11, 2020 Tulare County, California 1
Oct 10, 2020 Pottawattamie County, Iowa 1
Oct 9, 2020 Newport News, Newport News city, Virginia 1
Oct 1, 2020 Monterey County, California 1
Sep 30, 2020 Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi 1
Sep 29, 2020 Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia 1
Sep 26, 2020 Fresno, Fresno County, California 1
Sep 21, 2020 North Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina 2
Sep 19, 2020 Harvey County, Kansas 1
Sep 18, 2020 Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia 1
Sep 11, 2020 Wood County, Ohio 1
Sep 10, 2020 Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey 1
Sep 9, 2020 Charles County, Maryland 2
Sep 2, 2020 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Aug 31, 2020 Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware 1
Aug 30, 2020 Orange County, California 1
Aug 28, 2020 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington 1
Aug 28, 2020 Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida 1
Aug 26, 2020 Provo, Utah County, Utah 1
Aug 24, 2020 Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Aug 23, 2020 Harnett County, North Carolina 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.