Lyft Acceptance Rate Calculator

Calculate your current driver status and acceptance percentage

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Understanding Your Lyft Acceptance Rate

As a Lyft driver, your acceptance rate is a metric that tracks how often you accept ride requests sent to your app. While Lyft does not deactivate drivers solely based on a low acceptance rate (due to independent contractor regulations), maintaining a high rate is crucial for accessing Lyft Rewards tiers like Gold and Platinum.

How the Calculation Works

The math is straightforward but vital to track. The formula used by our calculator is:

Acceptance Rate = (Accepted Rides / Total Ride Requests) × 100

Total Ride Requests is the sum of every ride you accepted, every ride you manually declined, and every ride that "timed out" because you didn't tap the screen.

Realistic Example

Suppose you are driving during a busy weekend. You accept 85 rides but decide to skip 15 rides because they were too far away or headed to a congested area. Your total requests would be 100.

• Accepted: 85
• Declined: 15
• Calculation: (85 / 100) * 100 = 85%

In this scenario, an 85% rate would typically qualify you for most reward tiers, provided your rating and cancellation rates also meet the criteria.

Acceptance Rate vs. Cancellation Rate

It is important to distinguish between these two. The Acceptance Rate counts what you do *before* you accept the ride. The Cancellation Rate counts what happens *after* you have already accepted the ride. Lyft is generally much stricter regarding high cancellation rates than low acceptance rates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does declining a ride hurt my standing?
A: You won't be deactivated for a low acceptance rate, but you may lose out on priority pings, see less destination info, or lose eligibility for the Lyft Rewards program.

Q: What is a "good" acceptance rate?
A: For most drivers seeking "Platinum" status, a rate above 90% is often required, depending on your specific region's rules.

Q: Do "No-Shows" affect my acceptance rate?
A: No. If you accept a ride and the passenger doesn't show up, that is a completed action on your part regarding the acceptance metric.

function calculateLyftRate() { var accepted = parseFloat(document.getElementById('acceptedRides').value); var declined = parseFloat(document.getElementById('declinedRides').value); var resultWrapper = document.getElementById('resultWrapper'); var rateResult = document.getElementById('rateResult'); var statusMessage = document.getElementById('statusMessage'); if (isNaN(accepted) || isNaN(declined) || (accepted === 0 && declined === 0)) { alert("Please enter valid numbers for both accepted and declined rides."); return; } if (accepted < 0 || declined = 90) { resultWrapper.style.backgroundColor = "#e6fffa"; statusMessage.style.color = "#28a745"; statusMessage.innerHTML = "Excellent! You are likely eligible for top-tier rewards."; } else if (rate >= 70) { resultWrapper.style.backgroundColor = "#fff9db"; statusMessage.style.color = "#856404"; statusMessage.innerHTML = "Good. You are in the mid-range for most driver rewards."; } else { resultWrapper.style.backgroundColor = "#fff5f5"; statusMessage.style.color = "#dc3545"; statusMessage.innerHTML = "Low. You may be ineligible for Gold or Platinum status."; } }