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What 12 owners told NHTSA about the 2026 Rivian R1s 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 (12)Crash / fire / injury (4)Latches & locks (3)Body & structure (2)Brakes (2)Driver assistance (2)Fuel system (2)Speed control (2)Steering (2)Backup camera & sensors (1)Electrical system (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)

1 of 12 complaints match · Backup camera & sensors · clear filters

Dec 1, 2025Driver assistanceBackup camera & sensorsCrash

I am writing to report a serious safety incident involving my 2026 Rivian R1S. While I was slowly parking the vehicle, it suddenly experienced what appears to be unintended acceleration, causing the car to lunge forward uncontrollably and crash directly into my home. This resulted in significant property damage as well as injuries to the passengers inside the vehicle. Earlier in the drive, I had also reported experiencing electronic and system irregularities, which now seem potentially related to this failure. Given the severity of the incident and the concerning sequence of events

NHTSA ODI 11702245

Working with the data? Download all 12 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 18, 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 2026 Rivian R1s Bev verdict →