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How Reliable Are Rivians? Here's What Consumer Reports Says

JalopnikDecember 7, 2025business

Key Points:

  • Rivian was the first to market with a mass-produced all-electric pickup in the U.S. with its R1T debut in 2021, followed by the three-row R1S SUV about a year later, but its newness limits available reliability data.
  • Consumer Reports (CR) ranks Rivian last among 22 automotive brands for reliability, with the brand being the only one in the poor predicted reliability category.
  • The 2022 Rivian R1T received a below-average reliability rating, while the 2023 and predicted 2025 models were rated poor, despite high owner satisfaction scores for these years.
  • The 2023 Rivian R1S also earned a poor reliability score, and the 2025 predicted