Fatal crash profile · Make

Lexus

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 3,040
Fatal crashes: 3,009
Deaths inside: 1,560
Other deaths: 1,840

Between 2020 and 2024, 3,040 vehicles described as Lexus were involved in 3,009 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,560 people died inside these vehicles and 1,840 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	522
2021	644
2022	617
2023	632
2024	625

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

46%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	290	293
2021	352	371
2022	326	366
2023	283	410
2024	309	400

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

18%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

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

About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Lexus	All vehicles
Driver speeding	20.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	18.2%	17.7%
At night	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	2,288
Cloudy	335
Rain	209
Fog, Smog, Smoke	34
Snow	17

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	1,353
Dark - Lighted	790
Dark - Not Lighted	701
Dusk	76
Dawn	44

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	571
Florida	330
Texas	295
Georgia	149
North Carolina	122
New York	90
South Carolina	89
Illinois	88
Virginia	79
New Jersey	78

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Lexus models

RX 848 crashes
ES 805 crashes
IS 481 crashes
GS 241 crashes
LS 217 crashes
GX 159 crashes
NX 117 crashes
CT 42 crashes
SC 41 crashes
LX 31 crashes
RC 26 crashes
HS 7 crashes
UX 6 crashes
LC 3 crashes
TX 3 crashes
RC-F 2 crashes
RZ 1 crash

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Sep 15, 2020	San Diego County, California	I-15	1
Sep 14, 2020	Buncombe County, North Carolina	SSR-1398 BOYD COVE RD	1
Sep 14, 2020	San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California	I-215	1
Sep 12, 2020	Palm Beach County, Florida	SR-704	1
Sep 11, 2020	Wood County, Ohio	SR-795	1
Sep 11, 2020	Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-966	1
Sep 10, 2020	Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey	US-46	1
Sep 10, 2020	Folsom, Sacramento County, California	US-50 RAMP	1
Sep 10, 2020	Hoover, Jefferson County, Alabama	US-31 SR-3	2
Sep 9, 2020	Clark County, Nevada	S FORT APACHE RD	1
Sep 9, 2020	Charles County, Maryland	CR-1120	2
Sep 8, 2020	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	STONY ISLAND AVE RAMP	1
Sep 7, 2020	Loganville, Walton County, Georgia	CR-0458	1
Sep 7, 2020	San Mateo County, California	I-280	1
Sep 6, 2020	Lexington County, South Carolina	I-20	1
Sep 6, 2020	Whiteside County, Illinois	CR-13	1
Sep 5, 2020	Fairfax County, Virginia	I-95	1
Sep 5, 2020	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina	SR-160 WEST BLVD	1
Sep 4, 2020	Russellville, Pope County, Arkansas	SR-247-0	1
Sep 3, 2020	Pasco County, Florida	MITCHELL BLVD	1
Sep 3, 2020	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	E CAPITOL EXPY	1
Sep 2, 2020	Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio	SR-48 MAIN ST	1
Aug 31, 2020	Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware	US-113	1
Aug 30, 2020	Charles County, Maryland	SR-225	1
Aug 30, 2020	Orange County, California	ANTONIO PKWY	1

Compare Lexus 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.