"How reliable is the 2025 Rivian R1S?"

"Based on 77 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Rivian R1S has a median complaint mileage of 0 miles. The most common issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Rivian R1S?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Rivian R1S is UNKNOWN OR OTHER, accounting for a significant portion of the 77 total complaints filed."

2025 Rivian R1S: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 77 complaints

Total Complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Top Issue

Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

VISIBILITY/WIPER

STEERING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Driver side high beam lights are out or malfunction. No warning on dashboard except for "Adaptive High Beam not working." When the high beam assistance is set to Off, and I turn on the high beam manually, there are no warnings about the high beam malfunction whatsoever."

"Steering wheel vibrates back and forth when driving at highway speeds and following the flow of traffic. The shaking makes my hands and wrists numb after a few minutes of driving at speed. The car becomes uncomfortable to steer and keep straight at speed. Rivian Service Center attempted 1 repair ..."

"The heat pump compressor had a loud noise for days, similar to a jet engine. On December 13, 2024, while the vehicle was being driven in freezing temperatures, the heat pump compressor made different noise that sounded that internal pieces were being broken. After that, the dashboard showed the foll..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28