Is 4.61 a bad Uber rating?

While the readers concerned about 4.5 to 4.8 ratings have nothing to worry about, riders with much lower ratings are at risk of having drivers decline their ride request. This can leave you with longer wait times, and — if your rating drops too low — there's the risk of being booted from Uber completely.



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Star Ratings are an average of rated trips. If you have two rated trips, one 5 star and one 4 star the average is 4.5. If you have hundreds of trips and a 4.5 then it would not be considered a very good average rating however…

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You may already know how to view your average Uber rating as a rider. For most people, it's probably floating somewhere between 4.5 and 5 stars.

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Low-performing drivers — those with an average of four stars or less — were at risk of deactivation. Even some poorly behaved passengers could get kicked off the platform if they received enough one-star ratings. Now, Uber is offering its customers fresh insight into how they are perceived by drivers.

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What's considered a bad rider rating? Anything below 4.5 stars isn't ideal. If you check your rating and it's lower than you like, the only way to make it better is to take more rides and take heed to the following advice. It may take a while, but that 3.9 can grow to 4.6 in no time.

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Depends on location. With that said, most drivers feel the average passenger rating is about 4.6. Perhaps we will venture a guess with this scale: Around 4.70~4.90 is good. Between 4.50~4.60 is acceptable.

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A single 5 star rating from either a driver or a rider is the most common. A perfect 5.00 score though is rare. There are very few drivers who have a 5.00 - less than 1% of the total population. And among them, some are able to maintain the 5.00 consistently.

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Your rating is the average of your last 500 trips. If you want to help improve your rating, drivers have shared some of the top reasons they hand out fewer stars: Pack it in, pack it out: Drivers shouldn't have to clean up after you. Always make sure to take your trash and any other belongings with you.

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The basic consensus is this: Anything above a 4.9 is excellent, possibly even worth bragging about on Tinder; the 4.8 range is good; the 4.7 range is merely fine; the 4.6 range is nearing the borderline. Once your rating dips below 4.6, drivers start thinking you might be a little sketchy.

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Tips for a 5-star trip
  1. A clean car that's well maintained and scent-free.
  2. A preferred route to their destination. ...
  3. Polite, easygoing, and respectful conversation.
  4. Excellent service such as helping riders with doors and their luggage.
  5. Following local traffic laws and speed limits.


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The basics of ratings After each trip, riders and drivers have the opportunity to rate each other from 1 to 5 stars, based on their trip experience. Ratings are anonymous.

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We all know Uber ratings are a two way street, with riders and driver-partners rating each journey from 1 to 5 stars. But with less than 20 percent of riders having a perfect score, chances are you aren't one of the 5 star riders. So what's stopping you from achieving a perfect rating? It may be simpler than you think.

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Generally, anything below a 4.5 is considered bad. That 4.5 may seem high considering Uber uses a five-star system, but most drivers will give you five stars. If you get a rating any lower than that, you may want to think about what made you a not-so-great passenger.

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In order to ensure a consistent and reliable experience, we are unable to remove individual trip ratings on request. Keep in mind that although you will rate a rider after every trip, riders are not required to do the same. Ratings are optional for riders.

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The average driver rating is 4.7 stars, and anything above 4.85 stars is considered exceptional. It's a good idea to keep an eye on your rating.

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As a driver, I am an infrequent rider, so I have been able to test this. Passenger ratings take about a week after a trip to update on the passenger's end. This is in order to protect drivers from retaliatory ratings by intentionally obfuscating which driver rated you.

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