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2026 Lucid Air

Electric Large car

20262025202420232022
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
D
Safety Signal
66 / 100
DSafety Signal · 66 / 100
4Recalls · 1 critical
5Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
512 miEV range · best configuration
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Active NHTSA advisory: park outside and away from structures until repaired. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls and see the recall details below.

The 2026 Lucid Air is sold in the U.S. as a electric large car with 8 EPA-rated configurations. Its longest-range version, the Air G Touring XR AWD with19 inch wheels, is EPA-rated at 512 miles with 128 MPGe combined efficiency. NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 5 complaints, most often about electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombRangekWh/100miCharge (240V)Annual fuel*
Air Pure RWD with 19 inch wheelsElectricRWD330 kW ACPM149142146 MPGe420 mi23.110 h$500
Air Touring AWD with 19 inch wheelsElectricAWD178 and 433 kW ACPM136132134 MPGe431 mi25.210 h$550
Air Pure RWD with 20 inch wheelsElectricRWD330 kW ACPM132125129 MPGe372 mi26.110 h$600
Air G Touring XR AWD with19 inch wheelsElectricAWD178 and 433 kW ACPM129126128 MPGe512 mi26.413 h$600
Air Touring AWD with 20 inch wheelsElectricAWD178 and 433 kW ACPM126121123 MPGe396 mi27.310 h$600
Air G Touring XR AWD with 20 inch wheelsElectricAWD178 and 433 kW ACPM122117120 MPGe480 mi28.213 h$650
Air G Touring XR AWD with 21 inch wheelsElectricAWD178 and 433 kW ACPM114109112 MPGe446 mi30.113 h$700
Air Sapphire AWDElectricAWD310 kW ACPM108101105 MPGe427 mi32.113 h$700

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (4)

Electrical System

critical
Park outside27,185 vehicles

Problem: Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Air vehicles. The exterior lighting circuit may have insufficient overcurrent protection, allowing the circuit to overheat.

Risk: 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.

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 are expected to be mailed October 16, 2026. Owners may contact Lucid at 1-888-995-8243. Lucid's number for this recall is SR-26-06-0.

NHTSA campaign 26V540000 · reported Aug 20, 2026 · Lucid USA, Inc.

Power Train

high
3,627 vehicles

Problem: Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Air vehicles equipped with Pure Rear-Wheel Drive. Improperly secured bolts may allow the half-shaft to disconnect from the drive unit.

Risk: A disconnected half shaft can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

NHTSA campaign 26V193000 · reported Mar 26, 2026 · Lucid USA, Inc.

Back Over Prevention

minor
10,816 vehicles

Problem: Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2022-2026 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."

Risk: A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

NHTSA campaign 26V017000 · reported Jan 16, 2026 · Lucid USA, Inc.

Power Train

high
225 vehicles

Problem: Lucid USA, Inc. (Lucid) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Air vehicles equipped with Pure Rear-Wheel Drive. Improperly secured bolts may allow the half-shaft to disconnect from the drive unit.

Risk: A disconnected half shaft can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

NHTSA campaign 25V669000 · reported Oct 7, 2025 · Lucid USA, Inc.

Owner complaints

5 complaints filed

1 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 2 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2026: 5

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 4
  • Structure — 2
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages — 1
  • Air Bags — 1
  • Service Brakes — 1
“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 infotainm…”Sep 6, 2026 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“We were driving Lucid Air fully EV Getting ready to park car in garage The car suddenly accelerated fully to extremely high speed It hit a brick column, brick flower pot and finally the exterior structural wall and the interior wall to land in our living room The car was out of control”Aug 24, 2026 · Air Bags · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2026 Lucid Air. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the message “Frunk – Hood Ajarâ€� was erroneously displayed, and the system software turned off the power to the vehicle. The vehicle was pulled off the freeway and parked. The contact repeatedly pressed the frunk button until the syst…”Jul 14, 2026 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
4 DR AWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★5%
4 DR RWD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★5%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

Other Air model years

F

2025 Air

7 recalls · 14 complaints

F

2024 Air

9 recalls · 10 complaints

F

2023 Air

12 recalls · 25 complaints

F

2022 Air

15 recalls · 24 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 49969, 49972, 49970, 49966, 49973, 49967, 49968, 49971). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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