2024 Rivian R1T Dual Max
21in
Electric Pickup Truck · AWD
Based on battery health, build quality, owner data, EPA range, and market pricing
Above average for 2024 EV Trucks (class avg 70 · top 39%)
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The 2024 Rivian R1T Dual Max (21in) is rated at 665 hp, 410 miles of EPA range and a 172 kWh battery, and a mid-pack composite means the records-and-test-drive call matters more than the headline.
Score read
A 71/100 makes this worth comparing, not chasing. Software and driver-assist score is the cleaner read at 83/100; owner feedback score needs more diligence at 64/100. Reddit threads cluster around software tech and owner satisfaction — verify both against the service records. A clean VIN lookup matters more than the headline count.
Price context
Used examples are running around $61,103. This trim started from $83,000 new, though options can push the actual sticker higher; treat the market number as your negotiation floor and pull a current KBB Fair Purchase before naming a price.
Who this is for
✓ Good for
- ⏱ Daily commuter ≤50 mi/day, predictable charging
✗ Avoid if you are a
- ↦ Road tripper Long trips, needs DC fast network
- $ Bargain hunter Best TCO, reliability + low depreciation
Gotchas
- Serviceable Recall paperwork has to match the exact VIN.
Mitigation Use NHTSA and the automaker lookup, then require repair records instead of a verbal promise.
- Verify Owner feedback is the part to read carefully (64/100).
Mitigation Read the complaint themes and ask whether this VIN has already had those issues repaired.
Pre-purchase inspection
- 1 Run the exact VIN through NHTSA and the automaker recall lookup before discussing price.
- 2 Compare the dashboard range estimate with the EPA 410-mile rating after a full charge.
- 3 Confirm how much of the 8-year/175,000-mile battery warranty remains and whether it transfers.
- 4 If road trips matter, run a short DC fast-charge session and watch whether speed tapers normally.
- 5 Read the complaint themes, not just the count, and ask the seller whether those issues have shown up on this VIN.
VIN status first This model has 6 NHTSA recall records. The exact VIN lookup decides whether the car in front of you is clear.
Complaint context This scan found 7 NHTSA complaint records (2 per 10K VINs, low for any vehicle class). Read the themes below before treating the raw count as the verdict.
Price anchor Current market range is $52,400-$62,422. Use that range to compare listings for the same trim, mileage, and condition.
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- ✓ Happier owners overall
- ✓ Better infotainment UX
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- ✓ Better infotainment UX
- ✓ Better build quality
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The federal $4,000 used-EV credit ended Sept 30, 2025.
But 10 states still run their own used-EV rebate programs — some up to $5,000. Pick your state to see what's available for this trim.
Source & disclaimer
Dealers make ~$14,028 on the average car loan.
After the price is set, the finance manager runs four plays to rebuild margin. Every buyer without a pre-approval is a target. Here's exactly what they run — and what stops each one.
78% of dealer loans carry a hidden +1.13% markup above what the lender actually charges. You never see it — it's buried in the contract. · CFPB
Dealer must match or beat your lender — they can't add margin invisibly. The markup play is dead on arrival.
Once you answer, they stretch the term to hit your number. Median result: $4K less off the price, 12 more months on the loan. · Industry avg
Financing is done. Only the sale price is on the table — and the dealer knows it.
Back-office F&I profit averages $1,975/vehicle, up 8.5% YoY. These products exist — but dealer markup is 4–10x what you'd pay elsewhere. · Dealership Guy
Dealer GAP runs $500–1K. Your insurer sells the same coverage for $100–250 over 5 years. Now you know.
"Your loan fell through — come re-sign." This pulls your APR up +5% on average. It's legal. It works because you've already driven the car home. · Ctr for Responsible Lending
A lender commitment letter means the deal is final. "Pending dealer approval" doesn't apply. You can't be yo-yo'd.
That's 16 months of your car payment — handed to the dealer's finance department for nothing.
Takes 2 minutes. No obligation to use it — but you'll walk in with all the leverage.
Pre-approval is a soft credit inquiry — no score impact. FICO treats all auto-loan hard pulls within 14 days as one, so you can still shop rates at the dealer.
NHTSA Recalls (6)
Rivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 R1T and 2022-2026 R1S vehicles. The bolts that secure the second-row driver and passenger side seat belt retractor assemblies may be improperly tightened.
An improperly secured seat belt retractor may not adequately restrain the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Check VIN status at NHTSA.govRivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 R1S and R1T vehicles that previously had service performed. The toe link may have been reassembled incorrectly during service procedures performed before March 10, 2025.
The toe link joint may separate, increasing the risk of a crash.
Check VIN status at NHTSA.govRivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2025 R1T and R1S vehicles. The D-ring bolts for one or both front seat belt anchorage assemblies may not have been properly installed.
An improperly secured seat belt may not restrain an occupant as intended, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Check VIN status at NHTSA.govRivian Automotive, LLC (Rivian) is recalling certain 2022-2024 R1T and R1S vehicles. The attachment clips on the upper B-pillar and/or C-pillar trim panels may have been damaged during a service procedure.
Damaged pillar trim panel clips can result in improper side curtain air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Check VIN status at NHTSA.govRivian Automotive, LLC. (Rivian) is recalling certain 2023-2024 EDV, R1S, and R1T vehicles. The headlights may be improperly aimed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment."
Improperly aimed headlights can result in insufficient illumination of the road, decreasing the driver's visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
Check VIN status at NHTSA.govRivian Automotive, LLC. (Rivian) is recalling certain 2024 R1T and R1S vehicles. The dashboard air bag warning label may be missing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Without the dashboard label, operators may be unaware of the increased risks that an air bag poses to an infant or child in the front seat, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.
Check VIN status at NHTSA.govNHTSA Complaints (7 total · 2 per 10K US vehicles · low for any vehicle class)
Vehicles Steering wheel shakes when traveling over 20mph. Dealer has reproduced the problem multiple times but insists it’s a “design limitation”. The shaking can cause loss of control of the vehicle. Dealer refuses to investigate further. This has been occurring since day of purchase.
Vehicles Steering wheel shakes when traveling over 20mph. Dealer has reproduced the problem multiple times but insists it’s a “design limitation”. The shaking can cause loss of control of the vehicle. Dealer refuses to investigate further. This has been occurring since day of purchase.
While traveling at highway speed on Interstate 95, the vehicle experienced a complete and sudden loss of propulsion. The vehicle would not respond to the Vehicle Restart function. The driver was able to safely pull to the shoulder from the right lane. The vehicle was towed to a Rivian service center, where technicians identified a low-voltage event matching a known Rivian engineering investigation. Rivian confirmed no current repair exists and that engineering is actively working on software improvements. The vehicle was returned unrepaired after 13 days. Rivian also replaced the 12V battery under warranty at a prior service visit in July 2025 for a related electrical system defect. Two field service actions (FSAM-1507, FSAM-1794) have also been performed on this vehicle.
While traveling at highway speed on Interstate 95, the vehicle experienced a complete and sudden loss of propulsion. The vehicle would not respond to the Vehicle Restart function. The driver was able to safely pull to the shoulder from the right lane. The vehicle was towed to a Rivian service center, where technicians identified a low-voltage event matching a known Rivian engineering investigation. Rivian confirmed no current repair exists and that engineering is actively working on software improvements. The vehicle was returned unrepaired after 13 days. Rivian also replaced the 12V battery under warranty at a prior service visit in July 2025 for a related electrical system defect. Two field service actions (FSAM-1507, FSAM-1794) have also been performed on this vehicle.
The entertainment and gauge cluster displays begin to slow down and stutter, eventually leading to a full reboot. This causes the ADAS view, as well as the blind spot cameras, and reverse camera to display a still image, even while the vehicle is moving, or display no image at all. Also, if this happens while Highway Drive Assist is active, the state of the system is not displayed and an audible chime is played.
The entertainment and gauge cluster displays begin to slow down and stutter, eventually leading to a full reboot. This causes the ADAS view, as well as the blind spot cameras, and reverse camera to display a still image, even while the vehicle is moving, or display no image at all. Also, if this happens while Highway Drive Assist is active, the state of the system is not displayed and an audible chime is played.
The horn no longer works. Mine and other’s safety are at risk because I have no way to relay hazards while driving.the issue has been ongoing and dealer has not reached back out. The component has not been inspected. No warning lights or messages.
The horn no longer works. Mine and other’s safety are at risk because I have no way to relay hazards while driving.the issue has been ongoing and dealer has not reached back out. The component has not been inspected. No warning lights or messages.
The contact owns a 2024 Rivian R1T. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the cruise control activated, the "Drive Fault," message was displayed after which the vehicle lost motive power and the contact became aware that the brakes were not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway to turn off the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 1,700.
The contact owns a 2024 Rivian R1T. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed with the cruise control activated, the "Drive Fault," message was displayed after which the vehicle lost motive power and the contact became aware that the brakes were not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway to turn off the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 1,700.
I believed my car had a problem with the seals of the windows allowing severe wind noise. After attempted repair the problem persisted and, on closer inspection, it became evident that the driver side door is mis-installed and crooked. Rivian attempted to reprair this and only made it worse. The amount of wind/road noise that is coming in now is as if the windows was open. The door frame vibrates and whistles at speed. The mobile tech doesn't feel this is repairable but Rivian won't take responsibility for it. They have denied my BBB claim and I am pursuing a lemon lawyer.
I believed my car had a problem with the seals of the windows allowing severe wind noise. After attempted repair the problem persisted and, on closer inspection, it became evident that the driver side door is mis-installed and crooked. Rivian attempted to reprair this and only made it worse. The amount of wind/road noise that is coming in now is as if the windows was open. The door frame vibrates and whistles at speed. The mobile tech doesn't feel this is repairable but Rivian won't take responsibility for it. They have denied my BBB claim and I am pursuing a lemon lawyer.
Rivian alerted me that there was a “service action” related to the hub, and while waiting for that appointment, the hub came loose while driving and began grinding against the brakes and went into full system shutdown. The truck needed to be towed and the hub and brakes needed to be replaced. The truck was undrivae while driving at highway speeds and could have crashed. When questioned, the service center reiterated that this was “not a recall” but simply a head up. The repairs were covered under warranty.
Rivian alerted me that there was a “service action” related to the hub, and while waiting for that appointment, the hub came loose while driving and began grinding against the brakes and went into full system shutdown. The truck needed to be towed and the hub and brakes needed to be replaced. The truck was undrivae while driving at highway speeds and could have crashed. When questioned, the service center reiterated that this was “not a recall” but simply a head up. The repairs were covered under warranty.
What Owners Are Saying
"First NameDavidJoinedJan 2, 2023Threads1Messages33Reaction score17Location6408 Walnut Ridge TrailVehicles I'm a bit over 45,000 miles on an R1T. I have experienced none of these issues. My only complaint is eats tires quickly. Love, Love, Love this vehicle. #### Noplacelikeloam First NameAndyJoinedFeb 18, 2024Threads40Messages523Reaction score973LocationPortlandVehicles > David Yunker said: > > I'm a bit over 45,000 miles on an R1T. I have experienced none of these issues. My only complaint is eats tires quickly. Love, Love, Love this vehicle. > > > Click to expand..."
"My 3 year journey with my R1T TLDR: I love this truck, ownership of it over these 3 years has been a life changing experience. The relationship with this community and the company has been the icing on the cake. Also a 4900 mile road trip and a 19K 3 month repair. I was a Nissan Leaf owner from May 2014 to July 2022, in those 8 years I put 103K miles (12,875 miles per year) on that car with a lost 30% of my usable battery having an ending range of 65 miles on a full charge. Very limiting but I was happy to be able to drive electric even with the limited range. I was looking for a vehicle with more range, test drove a Tesla Model 3 in 2020 but wasn't happy with the build quality, put money down on Ford F-150 Lighting and was honestly just waiting for something to come along that would check all the boxes I wanted as my next EV. A coworker mention Rivian to me and I hadn't heard of it so I did a little research, I was very interested in what I learned and after watching a few youtube videos I put my deposit down for an R1T vehicle. I made an ordered with all of the bells and whistle, Rivian Blue exterior, Forest Edge interior, powered tonneau cover, I built my perfect vehicle. This was back in December of 2021. I did my test drive in May of 2022 and on July 20, 2022 I took delivery of my Rivian R1T. I was besides myself. I think I drove around that day from 9am when I took delivery till 2am sharing the vehicle with family, friends and strangers all over the city of Atlanta. I must have shown off the launch feature to no less than 20 people that day, maybe more. (Side note, I would love to know if there is a way for Rivian to check out my drive history to see how many times I've "Lanched" in my 3 years of ownership) Life changing. That what I tell people when they ask me how my experience living with the truck has been. In those early days the number one question I got from folks was a very quiet "Do you like it?" Not like, "how is it?" but more of a core, deep down inside, do I connect with the vehicle? I don't ever remember hearing people ask such a pointed, direct question about any purchase I've ever made. Life changing is what I would tell them. In the Leaf, I was very limited on where I could go and where I could explore. I was a baggage handler for USAirways from 1993 to 2005, I had 15 1/2 years of flight benefits, flying around the world for free. It was a great part of my life. Those 8 years with the Leaf were great years as well where I explored Atlanta with a lot of passion but I rarely left the city. With the Rivian it was time to take exploring to the next level. I started with the Georgia Traverse, 300 miles of forest roads through the North Georgia Mountains doing little pieces on my days off from driving freight trains for CSX railroad. The next adventure was to tackle the Blue Ridge Parkway in its entirety, then the Sky Line Drive. I explored the 4 pervious state capital cities of Georgia and then al"
"JoinedMay 3, 2025Threads1Messages124Reaction score149LocationMDVehicles gee an article that regurgitates somebodies gripes from reddit. I haven’t had any of the issues listed. Article does smell of AI slop. First NameMarkJoinedMay 28, 2021Threads41Messages2,172Reaction score3,754LocationGilbert, AZWebsitejackpucks.comVehicles We have driven almost 90,000 miles with two Rivian's and haven't experienced any real software issues that drove us crazy, with the exception of PAAK early on, but that has basically subsided. #### Dave Cundiff"
"Wassym Bensaid, Chief Software Officer at Rivian, responded to the original Reddit post with this: "unfortunately bug fixes do not get same public attention as new features do, so i am glad you are highlighting these. Snow mode regen is addressed in the upcoming .46 update in less than 2 weeks. The preconditioning issues are slotted for the following update early next year. I wish we can address the USB issue through software, but your issue helped us highlight an update to the supplier part that we introduced earlier this year - please DM me and we can update that on your vehicle. For the HVAC issue, please raise a service request. Service team will need to inspect the vents and fogging sensor (i actually had a similar issue on my R1S and it was caused by a tag that fell in the thermal duct). thank you." JoinedAug 10, 2023Threads7Messages558Reaction score650LocationCaliforniaVehicles I've definitely experienced #2 and #3. I've had several drives where a hard reset is required for the ADAS sensors to work again."
"Rivian Problems and Reliability gamarsh\_824 Jun 30, 2023 Latest Software Update Is anyone having major problems with the latest software update. Since the update cameras aren't displaying (black screen) and screen is jumpy and inputs are lagging. Terrrible. 93.2KGamarsh replied Jul 4, 2023 Rivian General Discussion Forum NorthernRivian Oct 6, 2023"
"I have had some of those issues and also several others on my gen 2. 3.5 service appointments in 700 miles and still have persistent problems. I know folks have problem free vehicles but that’s certainly not everyone’s case. First NameAndrewJoinedSep 22, 2021Threads28Messages612Reaction score588LocationNelson, BCVehicles"
"Change style - Forums - TECH - Issues, Repairs, Warranty, TSB, Recalls - Thread starter AllInev - Start date Dec 8, 2025 - Watchers 11 JoinedNov 22, 2021Threads37Messages1,265Reaction score2,111LocationOakland, CAVehicles Things are finally getting real:"
"If I’m being honest Few things, as I honestly regret trading in my Tesla for the Rivian R1T for the following reasons: - Autopilot/FSD: Rivian highway assist + doesn’t work as great and is limited to highways only. Which I find a decent amount of roads not able to start highway assist - Service: I’ve had to take in for the same issue and each time they make me wait 3+ months due it not being a “safety concern”. Frustrating cause it’s the same issue I’ve taken it in for 2x times already (along with 4 other things). To top it off, my tweeter blew so I’ve been driving for 3 months with even worse audio quality. (I have messaged numerous times about getting bumped up but to no avail.) - Auto Heated Seats/Wheel: Honestly it’s a small thing but makes a huge difference. Miss not having to think about it. - Customer Service: I’m still waiting on my adapter, but am penalized for not buying after they decided to prioritize new deliveries. As they take a while to get back to you, just put in an order and try to reach out the guide Gretchen after the first couple of days (they barely respond). - Charging Efficiency: Not as well optimized as a Tesla, it’s just not as worked out as a Tesla. Also bigger battery capacity = longer charging. - Rattles/Noise (NVH): Lots of door, speaker, and suspension rattles - Software Updates: Not as flushed out as Tesla and takes like 3x longer to update. (Not a big deal, just don’t start it if you’re in a hurry) I expected some of these issues going into it (with Rivian being a new company), but debating whether I should have took the risk. Please Rivian people don’t hate me for being honest. I’m trying to be unbiased and I’m not saying anything that other car reviewers have said before. Especially for a $80k truck, Rivian should prioritize their existing customer versus doing the bare minimum. It’s a good truck but the Rivian service and quality let it down. Just be warned and maybe Rivian can help me get bumped up in service and get adapter! Wanted to give an honest review and maybe could help someone on the fence know what they’re getting into! Note: Posted this in another thread."
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