FaultScore

Worst years for a Rivian R1S

Owners have filed 280 complaints about the Rivian R1S with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2026. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2023 Rivian R1S

130 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2022 Rivian R1S

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Rivian R1S year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 C 21 6 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2025 D 85 8 3 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2024 C 31 12 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 F 130 25 0 Airbags
2022 C 13 6 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a Rivian R1S

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2025

Airbags 37 13.2%

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Worst in 2023

Seats 17 6.1%

Worst in 2023

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 5.4%

Worst in 2025

Brakes 14 5.0%

Worst in 2023

Suspension 14 5.0%

Worst in 2023

Steering 12 4.3%

Worst in 2023

Lights 10 3.6%

Worst in 2025

Wheels 9 3.2%

Worst in 2023

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 2.9%

Worst in 2025

Body & Structure 7 2.5%

Worst in 2024

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 2.5%

Worst in 2025

Exactly what failed on a Rivian R1S

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Warnings 11 21.6%
Automatic Emergency Braking 9 17.6%
Adaptive Cruise Control 9 17.6%
Assist 7 13.7%
Body 5 9.8%
Emergency Mechanical Release 3 5.9%
Warning 2 3.9%
Warnings 2 3.9%
Blind Spot Detection 2 3.9%
Lock 1 2.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Rivian R1S, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2023 peak 23 Aug 2026

Compare the Rivian R1S

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.