2026 Lexus TX Safety Rating

Midsize luxury SUVs Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Provisional record

The 2026 Lexus TX is not yet ranked. IIHS has published 1 of 4 primary tests and 2 of 4 selected occupant-protection details, and no pedestrian front crash prevention result yet. Missing results are shown as missing, never assumed.

Reported so far: Small overlap front Acceptable.

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Safety score / 100
Awaiting 6 results
No award
IIHS award
No current award
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$57,890
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
11
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Small Overlap Front Acceptable
Detailed results by test (22 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Acceptable
Structure and safety cage Acceptable
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Acceptable
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Acceptable
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
59.2
1/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
71.8
2/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
Not reported
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: not yet published
Class context (10%)
86.0
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
94.74
Mean of 19 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

Full formula, weights, and missing-data rules β†’

NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 LEXUS TX 350 SUV N/A AWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate11 per million registered vehicle-yearsMidsize luxury SUVs as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.

Compared with other midsize luxury SUVs

Closest-scoring current midsize luxury SUVs with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every midsize luxury SUVs ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2027 Tesla Model Y #1 of 23 TSP+ Good $39,990 98.6
2026 Lexus RX #21 of 23 β€” Poor $49,725 72.1
2026 Audi Q4 e-tron #22 of 23 β€” Marginal $50,600 70.7
2026 Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron #22 of 23 β€” Marginal $59,000 70.7

Our analysis

The 2026 Lexus TX belongs to the Midsize luxury SUVs class. This class has one of the lowest driver death rates of any category, well below the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years, reflecting mass, structure, and typical driver demographics. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Lexus TX has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 1 IIHS rating categories reported, the Lexus TX earned 0 Good ratings. One result sits below Good; the verdict at the top of the page names it.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Lexus or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Lexus TX

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

Questions about the 2026 Lexus TX