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Rivian R1sYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 171 owner complaints and 22 safety recalls on record for the Rivian R1s.

Rivian R1s
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints171Top: Air bagsSafety recalls222022–2027 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Rivian R1s 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 R1s median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2026Too new–/10014 complaints · 3 recalls2025Too new–/10055 complaints · 11 recalls2024Not rated–/10019 complaints · 7 recalls2023Not rated–/10076 complaints · 10 recalls2022Not rated–/1006 complaints · 13 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Rivian R1s problems

All model years combined: 171 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
Air bags372
Electrical system314
Forward collision avoidance2413
Seats180
Vehicle speed control168
Service brakes159
Suspension154
Steering121
Exterior lighting110
15 other systems7412
22 recalls

Rivian R1s recalls

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

–Back over prevention: software26V-597 · 2022–2027 · Sep 16, 2026 · 98,828 vehicles21%Exterior lighting: turn signal26V-508 · 2025–2026 · Aug 5, 2026 · 3,829 vehicles95%Seat belts: critical fasteners26V-009 · 2022–2026 · Jan 15, 2026 · 869 vehicles90%Suspension: critical fasteners26V-003 · 2022–2025 · Jan 5, 2026 · 19,641 vehicles100%Adaptive cruise control: software25V-585 · 2025 · Sep 8, 2025 · 24,214 vehicles96%Propulsion system: traction battery25V-537 · 2025 · Aug 21, 2025 · 23 vehicles86%Exterior lighting: turn signal25V-387 · 2025 · Jun 11, 2025 · 27,882 vehicles94%Front: anchorage25V-370 · 2022–2025 · Jun 3, 2025 · 536 vehicles83%Exterior lighting: headlights25V-085 · 2025 · Feb 13, 2025 · 17,260 vehicles100%Electrical system: software24V-827 · 2025 · Nov 1, 2024 · 5,128 vehicles100%Steering: steering control module24V-686 · 2025 · Sep 13, 2024 · 33 vehicles100%Other: labels24V-458 · 2022–2023 · Jun 20, 2024 · 666 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 22 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the R1s

  1. Rear Toe Link May SeparatePE26004 · 2022–2025 · still open
    Open
  2. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063