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Crash ratings
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Fuel economy
The EPA's estimates for each engine and transmission, and its own yearly fuel cost. Yours depends on how you drive and the shape the car is in.
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Every year of the Air
Owner complaints for each model year, this one outlined. Pick a year to open it. The newest model years are not judged yet. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so we compare every year at the same age, not by these totals.
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Questions for the seller, test drive checks and price points
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Questions to ask the seller of a 2026 Lucid Air, built from this year's owner complaints and recalls. What to feel, hear and look at on the test drive, with boxes to tick at the car. Honest points to raise on price, from the records and never from guesses. Copy the questions to your phone in one tap.
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Type the asking price and your own offer for the 2026 Lucid Air, tick what you found, and get a polite message ready to text or email. Its reasons come from this year's owner complaints, recalls and crash ratings, and never from made up repair prices.
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True cost to own
The loan, fuel, insurance and upkeep, a month and over 5 years
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What it really costs to own
What the 2026 Lucid Air costs a month and over 5 years: the loan and its interest, fuel worked out from the EPA's figures for the version you pick, and your own insurance, registration and upkeep. A cost a mile, a link that reopens your numbers, and the breakdown copied to your phone in one tap.
Whether the title is branded in that state and, where the state offers it, whether a lender still has a claim on the car (a lien), so it cannot be sold free and clear.
It will not name the owner. Each state asks its own way, and some only by mail. Ask to see the seller’s title too.
No one part has enough complaints that give a mileage to show where it usually fails, so there is nothing yet to hold a car's miles against.
No costly part has enough owner reported mileages to show where it most often fails on this year.
6 complaints; the part named most is the electrical
Unverified reports, not adjusted for sales. One complaint can name several parts, so shares add up past 100%. Filed Feb 2, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026. 50% name a part that is usually costly to fix.
Owners reported 1 crash and 2 injuries in these complaints.
Electrical5 · 83%
Body and frame2 · 33%Usually costly to fix
Air bags1 · 17%
What one owner wrote about the electrical
Specifically, I need to highlight the following critical issues: Severe Rear Windshield Condensation & Zero Visibility: Every morning, a thick blanket of condensation forms on the inside of the rear windshield. Their is no wiper and rear windows are heated electronically by pressing a rear defroster button on infotainment display. Even after running the…
Filed Sep 6, 2026NHTSA complaint 117624481 of 9 owner quotes
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4 more parts, and 8 more owner quotes
Every part owners name for the 2026 Lucid Air, with their own words about what went wrong. Usually costly to fix among them: Transmission and drivetrain.
Too new to judge. Owners have not had time to file complaints, so a low count here means little yet.
High mileage verdict
Not judged
Too young to judge at high mileage. Most 2026 cars have not reached 100,000 miles yet, so their problems past it have not shown up.
Not every car needs every fix. Run the VIN at NHTSA to see which are still open. Repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand; ask before any work.
Electrical
Aug 21, 2026 · Recall 26V540000Park outside.NHTSA says: Away from buildings until it is fixed: a fire risk.
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022 to 2026 Air vehicles. The exterior lighting circuit may have insufficient overcurrent protection, allowing the circuit to overheat.
What can happen
An overheated circuit increases the risk of a fire. A loss of the center brake light or front lights can also decrease visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Owners are advised to park their vehicle outside and away from structures until the recall remedy is completed. Lucid has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 25, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-06-0.
Run the VIN at NHTSA to confirm every recall was fixed.
This year has 4 recalls on file. One of them says not to drive the car, or to park it outside, until it is fixed. Recall repairs are usually free at a dealer for the brand. Ask the dealer to confirm before any work is done. Look up a VIN at NHTSA.
Ask the seller for the service records.
Look closely for any work on the electrical. It is the part owners complain about most for this year.
Have a mechanic you trust inspect it before you pay.
Ask them to look at the electrical first.
Look at a vehicle history report.
It can show reported crashes, flood or salvage titles, and mileage that does not add up.
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Not judged
Owner complaints per model year for the Lucid Air, with 2026 highlighted
Model year
Owner complaints
Verdict
2022
24
Not judged
2023
30
Not judged
2024
10
Worthy
2025
17
Worthy
2026
6
Too new
Transmission and drivetrain
Mar 27, 2026 · Recall 26V193000
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024 to 2026 Air vehicles equipped with Pure Rear-Wheel Drive. Improperly secured bolts may allow the half-shaft to disconnect from the drive unit.
What can happen
A disconnected half shaft can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Lucid will remove and install new bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 18, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-03-0. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall number 25V669.
Driver assist and cameras
Jan 17, 2026 · Recall 26V017000
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022 to 2026 Air vehicles equipped with an AD02 package and operating a software version from 2.8.0 through 2.8.16. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
What can happen
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Lucid has released an over-the-air (OTA) software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 4, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-01-0.
Transmission and drivetrain
Oct 8, 2025 · Recall 25V669000
Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024 to 2026 Air vehicles equipped with Pure Rear-Wheel Drive. Improperly secured bolts may allow the half-shaft to disconnect from the drive unit.
What can happen
A disconnected half shaft can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Lucid will remove, inspect, and install new bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-25-03-0.
