Fatal crash profile · Make

Lexus

Compared with All vehicles

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 Deaths
Mar 19, 2024 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Mar 17, 2024 Bonita Springs, Lee County, Florida 1
Mar 16, 2024 Somerset County, New Jersey 1
Mar 16, 2024 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas 1
Mar 14, 2024 Will County, Illinois 1
Mar 14, 2024 West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas 1
Mar 13, 2024 Dorchester County, South Carolina 1
Mar 13, 2024 Ontario, San Bernardino County, California 1
Mar 12, 2024 Vancouver, Clark County, Washington 1
Mar 12, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Mar 12, 2024 Cherokee County, South Carolina 1
Mar 12, 2024 Harwood Heights, Cook County, Illinois 1
Mar 10, 2024 Mobile County, Alabama 1
Mar 9, 2024 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1
Mar 8, 2024 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 1
Mar 8, 2024 Newburgh, Orange County, New York 1
Mar 8, 2024 Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Mar 8, 2024 Compton, Los Angeles County, California 1
Mar 8, 2024 San Bernardino County, California 1
Mar 7, 2024 Union, Union County, New Jersey 1
Mar 3, 2024 Union County, South Carolina 1
Mar 3, 2024 Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1
Mar 3, 2024 Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland 1
Mar 3, 2024 Lee County, Florida 1
Mar 3, 2024 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 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.