May 22, 2025Electrical systemFuel systemFire
The vehicle caught fire and was completely destroyed. The fire was due to an electrical or battery system defect.
NHTSA ODI 11662648
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What 37 owners told NHTSA about the 2023 Rivian R1t Bev
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (37)Crash / fire / injury (4)Airbags (14)Brakes (5)Electrical system (5)Driver assistance (4)Fuel system (3)Lane Departure (3)Seats (3)Speed control (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Visibility & wipers (2)
3 of 37 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters
Apr 13, 2024BrakesFuel systemLane DepartureCrash
Car was lane corrected into other lane and started accelerating. Like getting hit by a bumper in a pinball machine. Avoided a head on collision but managed to safety maneuver into a fence instead of a tree.
NHTSA ODI 11582833
Nov 3, 2023Speed controlFuel system
High Voltage battery failed twice. At highway speeds and during failure vehicle resorts to turtle mode.
NHTSA ODI 11553369
Working with the data? Download all 37 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2023 Rivian R1t Bev verdict →