Uber has a driver rating system that riders use to rate their experiences with drivers on a scale of 1- 5 and to give their feedback as well, either suggestions or complaints. The Uber rating system also allows drivers to rate their experiences on the app. This article contains everything you need to know about how Uber rides rating works.

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What is Uber ride ratings?

Uber ride rating is a scoring system that uses a 5-star to access both riders and drivers. While five is the highest score anyone can get, one is the minimum score. Uber ride ratings are recorded each time you ride an Uber either as a driver or rider.

How does Uber ride rating works? 

Uber ride rating is not a complex scoring system but a simple one with tips and tricks. Uber ride ratings are however based on the driver and the rider.

Uber rider ratings.

As a rider, the average rating on your profile makes use of the scores based on your last 500 trips. The number displayed on your profile is the average experience that drivers had with you.

As a rider, to improve your Uber ride ratings there are some things expected of you by drivers. The reasons penned down below are experiences shared by Uber drivers who rate their riders five-star.

• Don’t leave a mess behind.

If you mistakenly spilled your snacks on the car seat, ensure to properly clean it up before getting down from the car. It’s not appropriate for drivers to clean up after you, always make sure to pick up your trash and belongings with you after each ride.

• Always use the seat belt. 

Riders who do not use their seat belt can put their drivers at greater risk of injury in a crash or accident. For safety purposes, riders are expected to buckle up, especially those who seat at the back.

• Do not keep your driver waiting. 

Time is very important and precious for an Uber driver so do not delay him. It is advisable to stay by the road so that once your ride comes, you get in immediately. 

• Courtesy.

Everyone deserves some respect, no one wants to be disrespected irrespective of their job status. Always treat your drivers with respect just the way you would want to be treated as well.

 Not just the driver even the vehicle should be handled with utmost care. As a rider you open and close the door gently, you do not have to slam the door. Slamming the door after a ride accounts for lower ratings.

• Changing destination and adding multiple stops without first discussing it with the drivers. Drivers rate riders poorly when they keep stopping at points different from their original destination. Adding multiple stops apart from the original destination or changing destination mid-trip affects your ride negatively.

How to check your Uber ride rating?

Uber rating breakdown is available to every Uber user, both drivers and riders in their privacy center on the app. You can have access to your privacy center by logging in to your account online or in the app. 

Follow the step-by-step guidelines below to check and know your ratings; 

•After logging in to your account

• Go to the settings menu

• Click on ‘Privacy’ and then ‘Privacy Center’

• Click on ‘would you like to see a summary of how you use Uber’

• Scroll down to ‘browse your data’

• Click on ‘view my ratings’ and it will display your Uber ride ratings for the last 500 rides.

What is good and bad Uber ride ratings?

Having known that the Uber rating score system is a five-star pointer, what is the good rating on Uber?

Uber’s rating from 4.7 and above ranks between good to excellent. However, a five-star rating is the best even tho it is hard to consistently maintain.

Uber ratings that fall below 4.7 is often considered a bad Uber rating. Having a low Uber ride rating between 1-3 is a signal to drivers that you are not or have not been a good Uber rider for you to get a bad rate.

Conclusion

Uber ride rating is a scoring system that allows both drivers and riders to share their ride experiences by rating each other. Uber ride ratings are calculated using a five-star rating, the good rates begin from 4.7 and above, anything below 4.7 is bad.

How does Uber ride rating affect riders?  

Uber ride rating as a rider implies that some drivers might accept or reject you based on your ratings because they want only riders with good ratings. Those with bad ratings might probably be rejected.

What can I do to improve my Uber ride rating?

Obeying all the Uber community guidelines is a good way to improve and increase your ride ratings.