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2025 Rivian R1T Safety Rating

Large pickups Β· Historical model-year record Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Provisional record

This is the 2025 record, kept for reference. The current listing is the 2026 Rivian R1T at 79.7/100. The 2025 results below are the exact ratings IIHS published for this model year.

β€”
Safety score / 100
Awaiting 4 results
TSP+
IIHS award
IIHS Top Safety Pick+
$69,900
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
31
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianAcceptable
Small Overlap Front Good
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Acceptable
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights Acceptable
Seat Belt Reminders Good
Latch Ease Of Use Good
Detailed results by test (53 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Acceptable
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Acceptable
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Marginal

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protectionPart of the dummy's head moved beyond the rear portion of the side curtain airbag and contacted the C-pillar. The head protection is inadequate. Acceptable

Headlights

Overall rating Acceptable
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2025-26 models Acceptable

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Good

Seat belt reminders

Overall evaluation Good

Child seat anchors

Overall evaluation Good
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
90.0
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
0.0
0/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
75.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Acceptable
Class context (10%)
64.5
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
96.25
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

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Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate31 per million registered vehicle-yearsLarge pickups as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.

Other model years of the Rivian R1T

Model yearStatusIIHS awardPrimary tests reportedScore
2026 Rivian R1T Current listing β€” 4/4 79.7

Each model year keeps its own record. Ratings from one year are never copied to another unless IIHS states the test applies.

Our analysis

The 2025 Rivian R1T belongs to the Large pickups class. This class has a driver death rate near the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Rivian R1T earned Top Safety Pick+ for 2025. That award requires Good results in the updated tests plus qualifying headlights and pedestrian front crash prevention on the relevant trims; the linked IIHS report shows the exact trims.

Across the 6 IIHS rating categories reported, the Rivian R1T earned 4 Good ratings. Results below Good deserve attention, especially the updated frontal and side tests that IIHS toughened in 2022 and 2023. Our updated crash test analysis explains what changed.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Rivian or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2025 Rivian R1T

NHTSA does not yet list this model year in its recall database. That usually means the vehicle is too new to appear, not that it has been cleared.

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