Uber Vehicle Requirements

Minimum Requirements Before You Get Started.

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Vehicle

Minimum requirements 15-year-old vehicle or newer 4-door vehicle Good condition with no cosmetic damage No commercial branding No taxi/neon color paint jobs - yellow, orange, bright green, pink, etc. No after market and manufacturer paint jobs and no decals No passenger vehicle pickup trucks

License Plates

Registration

Registration Uber accepts official (not temporary) registration documents. The vehicle does not need to be registered in your name to qualify.

Tow Truck

Insurance

All drivers must maintain their own insurance policy in accordance with state and local laws. In addition, Uber maintains automobile liability insurance on behalf of all U.S. drivers.

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Service Tier Vehicles

UBER X

Most newer cars qualify to drive with UberX, the most popular vehicle option for riders.
Sedan

Qualifying requirements:

  • 4-door vehicle with independently
    opening passenger doors.
  • Have 5 factory-installed seats and seat belts.
  • Working windows and air conditioning.
  • No vans, box trucks, or similar vehicles.
  • No taxi cabs, government cars, or other marked vehicles.
  • No salvaged or rebuilt vehicles.
  • No aftermarket seating modifications, such as installed seats, seat belts, or BedRyder systems.

Comfort

Comfort was designed to maximize possibilities on the Uber platform.
Blue Sedan

Qualifying requirements:

  • Maintain eligibility on a different Uber option such as UberX, Select, UberXL, Uber Black, or Uber Black SUV.
  • Have a minimum star rating of 4.85 and have completed at least 100 trips.
  • Drive a vehicle with more legroom than smaller, compact cars eligible for UberX and that meet the minimum vehicle year requirement.

UBER XL

Seat extra passengers—and earn higher fares—with your high-capacity vehicle.
Jeep SUV

Qualifying requirements:

  • 4-door vehicle with independently opening passenger doors.
  • Have 7 factory-installed seats and seat belts.
  • Working windows and air conditioning.
  • No vans, box trucks, or similar vehicles.
  • No taxi cabs, government cars, or other marked vehicles.
  • No salvaged or rebuilt vehicles.
  • No aftermarket seating modifications, such as installed seats, seat belts, or BedRyder systems.

Premier

Premium rides with highly rated drivers.

Qualifying requirements:

  • Have a minimum star rating of 4.85.
  • Have completed at least 250 trips.
  • Drive an eligible luxury vehicle with a leather interior that is 6 years old or newer

Uber Black

Offer luxury rides in the original Uber black car service.
Black Sedan

Qualifying requirements:

  • Keep a star rating of 4.85 or higher.
  • Commercial insurance.
  • Additional document required

Vehicle requirements.

  • 6-year-old vehicle or newer.
  • Exterior: black only.
  • Interior: black leather or vegan leather only.
  • Seat at least 4 passengers in addition to the driver.

Uber Black SUV

Make room for the whole crew with this high-end vehicle service. Only black SUVs qualify.
Mercedes SUV

Qualifying requirements:

  • Keep a star rating of 4.85 or higher.
  • Commercial Insurance
    Additional document required

Vehicle requirements:

  • 6-year-old vehicle or newer.
  • Exterior: black only.
  • Interior: black Leather or vegan leather only.
  • Seats at least 6 passengers in addition to the driver.
  • No cosmetic damage or missing pieces.
  • Working windows
  • No visible stains
  • Operational A/C

UBER TAXI

Taxi SUV
  • For a vehicle to be eligible for UberCab in Chicago, it must be a registered taxicab with the Chicago BACP
  • Be covered by commercial insurance, and feature a taxicab license plate ending in TX.
  • All drivers must be at least 21 years old
  • Drivers age 21 or 22 must have at least three years of valid licensing history in the United States

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