FaultScore

Worst years for a Rivian R1T

Owners have filed 195 complaints about the Rivian R1T with NHTSA across model years 2022 to 2026. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2022 Rivian R1T

104 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2024 Rivian R1T

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Rivian R1T 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 2 0 0 Electrical System
2025 A 15 0 0 Suspension
2024 A 13 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2023 D 61 6 2 Airbags
2022 F 104 18 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance

What breaks on a Rivian R1T

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

Worst in 2022

Airbags 19 9.7%

Worst in 2023

Suspension 18 9.2%

Worst in 2022

Other & Unspecified 18 9.2%

Worst in 2022

Electrical System 17 8.7%

Worst in 2022

Steering 13 6.7%

Worst in 2022

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 6.2%

Worst in 2022

Fuel & Propulsion 10 5.1%

Worst in 2022

Brakes 9 4.6%

Worst in 2023

Body & Structure 7 3.6%

Worst in 2022

Wheels 7 3.6%

Worst in 2022

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 3.1%

Worst in 2022

Seats 5 2.6%

Worst in 2023

Lights 4 2.1%

Worst in 2022

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Rivian R1T, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2022 peak 20 Aug 2026

Compare the Rivian R1T

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