Why do Uber drivers give me low ratings?

Keeping the driver waiting The most common reason for a lower passenger rating is making us wait after we arrive to pick you up. If you're ready to go at the curb when we arrive, it means a lot. If they make me wait, slam my door, or are rude, I deduct stars.



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A driver or delivery person can lose access to part or all of the Uber platform for ratings that are below the minimum average rating in their city.

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No, they won't. It's very difficult for the driver to know who left them a 1 or 2 star rating since Uber takes care not to give the driver a lot of information about their ratings, and never anything that would let you associate a rating with any given rider.

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A 4.5 rating for a driver is very low. Low enough that they risk being deactivated if it doesn't at least fluctuate above 4.6. Low enough that a driver with a 4.5 rating cannot qualify to accept SELECT requests. My Uber passenger rating is 4.32 as I do not give tips.

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If your rating is between 4.80 and 4.93, you are still a good passenger, but you've gotten quite a few less-than-perfect ratings.

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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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What counts as a low Uber driver star rating? Any lower than 4.6 could be a potential issue, because it's at this point that Uber can consider deactivating your account.

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Ratings are anonymous, so rating a driver or rider does not affect your account, but having a high rating means you are more likely to be prioritized by drivers if you are a rider, and more likely to appeal to riders if you are a driver.

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Uber's driver app can detect and record if you are accelerating aggressively, stopping quickly instead of gradually and if you are exceeding the speed limit for a specific stretch of roadway.

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Duplicate Account Issues Uber allows only one account per user. Under no circumstances should the driver-partners create more than one account for themselves. We have several tools and checks which can flag a duplicate account with accuracy.

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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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These reasons range from wait time, patience, number of riders, attitude, to wanted a new route. Additionally, a rider who is tagged with the same reason more than once in the span of a month, will get a notification from the app to let them know what they're doing that is annoying drivers.

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A report from Drive to Be Free states that the average rating for Uber drivers in the US and UK is 4.8 stars. Of course, all drivers want to hit that high score.

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I have a 4.85 Uber passenger rating, is that good, bad, or average? It's pretty average… most riders will have a 4.8 or higher. Anything less than 4.7 and you will start seeing it take longer to get a ride, because drivers will begin declining to take a ride from someone with a rating so low.

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If your rating is between 4.80 and 4.93, you are still a good passenger, but you've gotten quite a few less-than-perfect ratings.

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There is far more that we wish you knew than didn't. We make peanuts: always tip your driver. A four star rating can get us deactivated and lose our job. We give a 5 star rating to almost every passenger just because we are decent human beings.

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What is a Good Uber Rider Rating? Any rating above 4.7 is good to excellent. While a 5 star rating is the best you can get, it is virtually impossible to maintain. Drivers try to rate honestly, but sometimes you get the short end of the stick and catch them on a bad day, or do something they might not like.

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The answer is yes…. but don't count on it. Your Uber rating is based on your last 100 customer ratings. So, absolutely, if you have 100 5-star ratings in a row, your rating will go back to 5.

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San Francisco's Lazhar Bedri earned the notation of longest tenure for being an Uber driver since July 2011. Las Vegas' Fatou Cissokho received the highest rating — earning nearly 4,000 five-star reviews. Birmingham driver Charlana Moses was recognized for having made the most trips.

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