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Rivian R1S problems by year

14complaints
3recall campaigns
1model years with a page

Newest report Sep 16, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026

Pick your model year

202614

Owner complaints on file for each year.

Complaints for each year on the road

Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026.

Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.

Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong

At a glance

Where the complaints sit: The 2026 has the most complaints of any Rivian R1S year here: 14 of 14 (100%).
Crash, fire and injury reports: 29% of Rivian R1S complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
When owners filed: Every complaint so far came in during 2025. So far in 2026, 9 more have come in.

Other

Year	Complaints	A year	Recalls	Most reported	Median miles
2026	14	new	3

Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2023 (75), 2024 (17), 2025 (54).

Year by year

2026 Rivian R1S

14 owner complaints so far; too new to call. 3 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 26V-597 on the backup camera and 26V-508 on the exterior lighting.