Rivian’s Adventure Network (RAN) and Tesla’s Supercharger network are currently regarded as the two most reliable public EV charging networks in the U.S., with very close reliability rates.
- Rivian’s Adventure Network maintains an impressive uptime exceeding 98%, with only about 5% of users reporting charging problems. This corresponds to a 95% reliability rate based on consumer experiences.
- Tesla’s Supercharger network has a slightly better reported problem rate, with 4% of users encountering issues, equating to a 96% reliability rate.
A recent survey by Consumer Reports, collecting responses from over 1,200 EV owners between March 2024 and February 2025, confirmed these figures, showing Tesla and Rivian leading in reliability with near-identical low problem rates (4% for Tesla, 5% for Rivian).
Key points about both networks:
- Both networks primarily report issues related to payment systems and charging hardware malfunctions, with broken screens and error messages being the most common problems.
- Despite Rivian’s smaller network size (fewer than 100 sites and 600 chargers) compared to Tesla’s expansive network (over 2,600 sites), Rivian’s Adventure Network achieves reliability rates on par with Tesla’s.
- The Adventure Network has a reliability score rated A+ driven by data from Rivian’s vehicle fleet and user reports.
- Tesla’s Superchargers also maintain an A reliability grade with a significantly larger number of charging sites and high average power output, slightly outperforming Rivian in scale but matching in reliability percentage.
In summary, Rivian’s Adventure Network reliability rates nearly equal those of Tesla’s Superchargers, both delivering very high uptime and low occurrence of issues, making them the top two most dependable public EV charging networks currently available.
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