Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | 24V367000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 2,334 | — | Details |
| 2023-03-31 | 23V233000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | 5,030 | — | Details |
| 2023-03-09 | 23V159000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN | 30 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Yesterday was the 3rd time in 2 months that the vehicle displayed a "Airbag System needs service - Drive with caution u… |
| 2025-11-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On five separate occasions the airbag system on my car has become inoperable. Starting in July 2025 I noticed an airbag… |
| 2025-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The horn is far to quiet to be heard by other drivers. This creates a dangerous situation in many common circumstances … |
| 2025-05-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | I pulled into my semicircle, long driveway as I do every morning, and stopped at the top by releasing my foot off the a… |
| 2025-03-25 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Front driver wheel had a hub bolt back out rendering the vehicle unable to drive. The car made a loud grinding noise a… |
| 2025-02-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Front passenger airbag is inactive for long periods of time while a passenger is seated in the vehicle during operation… |
| 2025-01-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | the sensitivity of the airbag sensor on the passenger seat is not functioning properly in my opinion. there are times w… |
| 2025-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | On our drive back from Yosemite, we began descending from Groveland, CA after leaving the Rivian charging station. Due … |
| 2024-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger seat airbag turns off when a passenger is sitting in the seat. I have taken the vehicle to the service c… |
| 2024-11-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | The driver seat has preset settings for seat adjustments but they do not have Obstruction Detection. We have a rear fac… |
| 2024-09-06 | WHEELS | No | 0 | One of the bolts that attaches the electric motor to the front wheel (internal, under the vehicle) backed itself out. … |
| 2024-08-27 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | Yes | 0 | 1> What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? * The sensors do… |
| 2024-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn is extremely underpowered and not audible to other drivers at highway speeds in particular. This has not been insp… |
| 2024-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? — ACCELERATOR PEDAL.… |
| 2024-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I received a critical safety recall regarding side air bags from Rivian regarding my 2023 R1S on June 14. After multipl… |
| 2024-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My right front passenger seat does not detect adult occupants reliably, and therefore does not enable the airbags. My w… |
| 2024-04-28 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2023 Rivian R1S. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, there was a s… |
| 2024-03-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My wife does not shows up as a passenger in the front seat about 30% of the time with the seatbelt fastened. She is 105… |
| 2024-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger occupancy system seems flaky when my fiance sits in the passenger seat - sometime it takes 30 seconds to regi… |
| 2024-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Longstanding issue with R1S and R1T’s not recognizing a front passenger is present. Many reports in online forums regar… |
| 2024-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | (1) Q: What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? A: "Critical… |
| 2024-02-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn is too weak and inaudible when there’s other noise around or if someone is listening to music in their car. Other … |
| 2024-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger airbag does not consistently turn on or stay on with passengers in the seat. |
| 2024-01-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The system does not turn on the airbags for driver or passenger under 140 pounds. This is a safety hazard. |
| 2024-01-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger seat doesn’t recognize a passenger in the seat. Happpens all the time for my wife, who ways 120lbs… ther… |
| 2024-01-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | I am experiencing an ongoing and unresolved steering column defect in my 2023 Rivian R1S, which creates a serious safet… |
| 2024-01-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger side airbag shows that it is turned off about 50% of the time that my wife is riding in the passenger sea… |
| 2023-12-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Intermittently does not register a passenger in the passenger seat (even with a seatbelt on and seat upright in a norma… |
| 2023-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Vehicle routinely (>90% of the time) fails to detect occupancy of front passenger seat resulting in disabled airbags an… |
| 2023-12-11 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | I purchased my vehicle new from Rivian Automotive in November 2023. My rear tire went flat (to 4 PSI) while driving on… |
| 2023-12-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Low Tire Warning either failed or is defective. On Dec 11, 2023 my rear tire went flat (to 4 PSI) while driving on the… |
| 2023-12-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The vehicle horn is not very loud and makes a low frequency noise that is not easily recognizable as a vehicle horn. T… |
| 2023-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | I was headed straight but stopped so that I could move into a left turn lane. As I got into the left turn lane and was … |
| 2023-11-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The single horn on this vehicle is incredibly weak/not loud enough and has almost led to two separate incidents in my 3… |
| 2023-11-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The front Passenger seat intermittently disables the Passenger Air Bag System, depending on the movement of the passeng… |
| 2023-11-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Software update rolled out version 2023.42.0 and now the vehicle screen is black and HVAC does not work. It is unclear … |
| 2023-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rivian released a software update that bricked my vehicle. It is drivable but the infotainment screen and safety featu… |
| 2023-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Rivian pushed a software update to owners on the evening of 11/13/2023. This update made the driver information and inf… |
| 2023-11-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OTA update 2023.42 failed to install and left car without working screens, the only way to really manage the vehicle's … |
| 2023-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was at 44% state of charge and the ambient temp was around 65 F. While taking a turn at an intersection, the vehicle … |
| 2023-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Every time my wife gets into the front passenger seat the sensor in the seat doesn’t recognize her sitting down and doe… |
| 2023-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | One fine morning, went to start the car and the car threw a bunch of error messages related to servicing 12 V battery s… |
| 2023-10-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | Stopped at McDonalds drive through waiting to order with my foot on the brake and the vehicle lunged forward rearending… |
| 2023-10-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Horn on the car not loud enough. Other drivers on road can barely hear it. I can barely hear inside my own car. |
| 2023-10-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | A passenger of lighter weight will not trigger the passenger seat’s weight sensor, rendering the passenger side airbag … |
| 2023-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger side airbag off sign stayed on while my girlfriend was sitting in the seat. She weighs about 100 pounds. When… |
| 2023-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger seat does not detect light to normal weight/BMI adult buckled in and disables the front passenger airbag. Veh… |
| 2023-09-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | They have set the sensors for the passenger airbag outside of the acceptable department standards. There are many insta… |
| 2023-09-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Since the vehicle was new, I have had a problem with the air bag being off when a large person is in the passenger seat… |
| 2023-09-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The Rivian is designed to kill fat people. The Airbag for the passenger seat does not function if there is a large pers… |