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
Feb 2, 2021 Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida 1
Jan 31, 2021 Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi 1
Jan 30, 2021 Pinellas County, Florida 1
Jan 29, 2021 Renton, King County, Washington 1
Jan 29, 2021 Russells Mills, Bristol County, Massachusetts 1
Jan 29, 2021 Polk County, Florida 1
Jan 29, 2021 Santa Barbara County, California 1
Jan 28, 2021 Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota 1
Jan 27, 2021 Salem County, New Jersey 1
Jan 27, 2021 Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana 1
Jan 27, 2021 Clay County, Florida 1
Jan 27, 2021 Contra Costa County, California 1
Jan 27, 2021 Contra Costa County, California 1
Jan 26, 2021 Denton County, Texas 1
Jan 24, 2021 Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado 1
Jan 24, 2021 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas 1
Jan 23, 2021 Northampton County, Pennsylvania 1
Jan 22, 2021 Davidson County, North Carolina 1
Jan 22, 2021 Covington, Newton County, Georgia 2
Jan 21, 2021 McKinney, Collin County, Texas 1
Jan 21, 2021 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida 1
Jan 19, 2021 Collier County, Florida 1
Jan 19, 2021 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California 2
Jan 18, 2021 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts 1
Jan 18, 2021 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia 1

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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.