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Rivian R1tYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 138 owner complaints and 18 safety recalls on record for the Rivian R1t.

Rivian R1t
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints138Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls182022–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Rivian R1t 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 R1t median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2026Too new–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2025Too new–/1009 complaints · 8 recalls2024Not rated–/10010 complaints · 7 recalls2023Not rated–/10041 complaints · 8 recalls2022Not rated–/10074 complaints · 12 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Rivian R1t problems

All model years combined: 138 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
Electrical system223
Suspension201
Air bags200
Forward collision avoidance175
Power train142
Steering141
Fuel/propulsion system102
Service brakes83
Back over prevention82
13 other systems559
18 recalls

Rivian R1t 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 · 2022–2026 · Sep 16, 2026 · 98,828 vehicles21%Exterior lighting: turn signal26V-508 · 2025–2026 · Aug 5, 2026 · 3,829 vehicles95%Seat belts: critical fasteners26V-009 · 2022–2025 · 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 vehicles100%Other: labels24V-458 · 2022–2023 · Jun 20, 2024 · 666 vehicles97%Air bags: critical fasteners24V-408 · 2022–2024 · Jun 5, 2024 · 1,723 vehicles93%Exterior lighting: headlights24V-367 · 2023–2024 · May 23, 2024 · 2,334 vehicles100%Other: labels24V-319 · 2024 · May 9, 2024 · 127 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 18 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the R1t

  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