3 Crucial Lyft Car Requirements To Ensure You Can Drive

If you want to become a Lyft driver and start making money with your car, you need to know that not all vehicles are allowed to be used for making trips for Lyft. There are certain Lyft car requirements a vehicle needs to meet before it can be considered as an eligible vehicle and it doesn’t matter if you don’t own a vehicle yourself, you can also use a rental one which is meeting these requirements and start your travels with it. in this article, we are going to show you these requirements and their differences between other Lyft services.

 

General Lyft Vehicle Requirements

All vehicles that are going to be used for making travels for Lyft should meet the requirements below:

• A 2005 model or newer
• Vehicle should have four doors
• All vehicles should have a least of 5 and up to 8 seats, including driver’s seat
• Any kind of taxis or stretch limousines are considered ineligible
• Vehicles titled as salvage, non-repairable, rebuilt or any other similar types are not allowed to be used for trips
• Vehicles included in the list below are not eligible:

 

1. Chevrolet: Aveo, Aveo5, Metro, Volt
2. Daewoo: Lanos
3. Ford: Fiesta
4. Hyundai: Accent
5. Kia: Rio, Rio 5-Door, Rio Cinco, Rio5
6. Mazda: Mazda 2
7. MINI: Cooper, Cooper Clubman, Cooper Countryman, Cooper Countryman Hybrid, Cooper Hardtop, Cooper S, Cooper S Clubman, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman All4, Cooper S Countryman All4 Hybrid, Cooper S Countryman Hybrid, Cooper S Hardtop
8. Pontiac: G3
9. Scion: xD

According to the Lyft website, drivers who were approved to use a subcompact vehicle prior to Feb. 25, 2019, will be still able to keep driving with their existing vehicle. However, they are not allowed to replace their vehicles with another subcompact or add a second vehicle of the same class.

 

Lyft Car Requirements Per Class

Lyft XL Requirements

Lyft XL is a service for 5-6 number of passengers, which means your vehicle should have a least of 6 factory-installed seats plus seat belts for all of them (aside from the driver seat and seat belt).

Also, the vehicles must be 7 years old or newer and they must have 4 doors with separate access for opening by passengers.

Lyft Lux Requirements

Drivers who are willing to drive for Lyft lux must maintain a 4,85 rating or higher. As soon as their ratings drop below this number, they will lose Lux status until they hit this number again.

The vehicles for Lyft lux must be model 2014 or newer.

Also, drivers must check if Lyft lux is available in their city.

Here is the list of eligible vehicles you can use for Lyft Lux:

 

MAKE / MODEL

• Acura / MDX, MDX Hybrid, RLX, RLX Hybrid
• Audi / A4 Allroad, A6, A7, A8, E-Tron, Q5, Q7, Q8, S5 Sportback, S6, S7, S8, SQ5
• Bentley / Bentayga, Continental Flying Spur, Mulsanne
• BMW / 3 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, ActiveHybrid 5, ActiveHybrid 7, M5, M6 Gran Coupe, X3, X4, X5, X5 M, X5 Hybrid, X6, X6 M, X7
• Buick / Enclave, LaCrosse
• Cadillac / CT6, CTS, Escalade, Escalade ESV, SRX, STS, XTS, XT4, XT5
• Chevrolet / Suburban, Tahoe
• Ford / Expedition, Expedition EL, Expedition MAX
• Genesis / G90
• GMC / Acadia, Yukon, Yukon XL
• Infiniti / JX35, Q70, Q70L, QX60, QX60 Hybrid, QX80
• Jaguar / F-PACE, XF, XJ
• Kia / K900
• Land Rover / Discovery, LR4, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar
• Lexus / ES, ES Hybrid, GS, GX, LS, LS Hybrid, LX, RX, RX Hybrid
• Lincoln / Continental, MKC, MKT, MKS, MKX, MKZ, Nautilus, Navigator, Navigator L
• Maserati / Ghibli, Levante, Quattroporte
• Mercedes-Benz / CLS-Class, E-Class, G-Class, GL-Class, GLC-Class, GLC-Class Hybrid, GLE-Class, GLE-Class Hybrid, GLS-Class, M-Class, Maybach, R-Class, S-Class, S-Class Hybrid
• Nissan / Armada
• Porsche / Cayenne, Cayenne Hybrid, Macan, Panamera
• Rolls-Royce / Ghost, Phantom
• Tesla / Model 3, Model S, Model X
• Toyota / Sequoia, Land Cruiser
• Volkswagen / Touareg
• Volvo / S80, S90, V90, V90 Cross Country, XC60, XC90, XC90 Plug-In Hybrid

Please note that the list will be completed annually as a review for approved vehicles.

How Old Can Your Car Be To Drive For Lyft

According to Lyft website, the required vehicle age can be different in every city. in this case, we highley recommend that you check the requirements for the city you want to drive in. but we can say for sure is that no vehicle can be older than a 2003 model.

 

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Lyft Car Requirements Per City

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