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Rivian EDVYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 23 owner complaints and 3 safety recalls on record for the Rivian EDV.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints23Top: Seat beltsSafety recalls32022–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Rivian EDV years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the EDV median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/10015 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Rivian EDV problems

All model years combined: 23 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts160
Suspension20
Power train20
Steering10
Air bags10
Vehicle speed control10
3 recalls

Rivian EDV recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

98%Seat belts: pretensioner25V-816 · 2022–2025 · Nov 25, 2025 · 34,824 vehicles93%Exterior lighting: headlights24V-367 · 2023–2024 · May 23, 2024 · 2,334 vehicles100%Spindle: arm22V-744 · 2022 · Oct 6, 2022 · 12,212 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the EDV

  1. Rivian EDV Seat Belt Anchor DetachmentPE25011 · 2022–2023 · closed Feb 25, 2026
    Led to recall 25V-816
  2. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063