Understanding acceptance and cancellation rates

Learn more about driver acceptance and cancellation rates, including why they matter and how they’re calculated.

What is an acceptance rate? 

Your acceptance rate is the percentage of exclusive trip requests (rides and deliveries) that you accept out of the total number of exclusive trip requests you receive. Exclusive trip requests are requests sent directly to you.

Why does acceptance rate matter?

When drivers reject exclusive trip requests, everything slows down. Riders may wait longer to be picked up, and drivers may have to travel farther to pick up other passengers. Your acceptance rate affects your Uber Pro status, which determines the rewards and benefits you can access. To achieve and maintain higher statuses like Gold, Platinum, and Diamond, you need to maintain a certain acceptance rate. Check the Uber Pro hub in the Driver app for your city’s acceptance rate requirements. Your acceptance rate may also affect your eligibility for other promotions or incentives.

How is acceptance rate calculated?

Your acceptance rate is based on how many exclusive trip requests (rides and deliveries) you have accepted out of the most recent exclusive trip requests sent directly to you. It’s calculated using what we call the lookback window, which is the set number of exclusive requests included in the calculation (either 100 or 200 requests, depending on your market*). Trip Radar requests are excluded. 

If you’ve received fewer requests than the lookback window in your market,** your acceptance rate will instead be calculated based on the total number of exclusive requests you’ve received. For new drivers, acceptance rate calculations start after receiving the first 10 exclusive trip requests. 

Factors that negatively impact your acceptance rate include actively rejecting exclusive trip requests and allowing exclusive requests to expire or time out. Remember, rejecting Trip Radar requests doesn’t count against your acceptance rate.

How acceptance rate changes

Your acceptance rate will change based on your most recent trip request behavior. 

For example, in a market with a 100-request lookback window, accepting a new request removes the 100th-oldest request from your history. So if your 100th request was rejected, your acceptance rate will increase with a new accept. However, if the oldest request you had in your lookback window was also an accept, your new accepted request won’t improve your current acceptance rate. 

Below is an example of how your acceptance rate can change based on accepting and rejecting trip requests, using 10 trips: 

A few things are happening in this example:

1. The first accept is canceling out another accept, so acceptance rate remains at 85%

2. The reject is canceling out an accept, so acceptance rate drops to 84%

3. The next accept is canceling out a reject, so acceptance rate increases to 85%

How to check your acceptance rate

In the Driver app, go to the menu, then choose Uber Pro. There, you’ll find your acceptance rate, cancellation rate, and star rating. Tap a rating for more details, such as the number of requests used to calculate your rating.  

Your cancellation rate is the percentage of trip requests (rides and deliveries) that you cancel divided by the total trip requests you accept. This includes canceling a Trip Radar request after you accepted it. 

When a rider cancels a trip, it does not affect your cancellation rate. There are times when a cancellation might not be your fault, like when a rider does not show up. We try our best to exclude these cancellations from your cancellation rate.

Why does cancellation rate matter?

When drivers cancel trip requests after accepting them, everything slows down. Riders may wait longer to be picked up, and drivers may have to travel farther to pick up other passengers. Your cancellation rate affects your Uber Pro status, which determines the rewards and benefits you can access. To achieve and maintain higher statuses like Gold, Platinum, and Diamond, you need to maintain a certain cancellation rate. Check the Uber Pro hub in the Driver app for your city’s acceptance rate requirements. Your cancellation rate may also affect your eligibility for other promotions or incentives.

How is a cancellation rate calculated?

Your cancellation rate is determined by how many accepted trip requests (rides and deliveries) you have canceled out of your most recent accepted trip requests, including Trip Radar requests after you accepted them. It’s calculated using what we call the lookback window, which is the set number of your exclusive requests included in the calculation (either 100 or 200 requests, depending on your market*).

How cancellation rate changes

Your cancellation rate will change based on your most recent trip acceptance behavior. 

For example, in a market with a 100-request lookback window, completing more requests removes the 100th-oldest completed trip from your history. So if the 100th accept was canceled, your cancellation rate will decrease with a new accepted and completed trip. However, if the oldest request you had in your lookback window was also accepted and completed, your new accepted and completed trip won’t improve your current cancellation rate. 

Below is an example of how your cancellation rate can change based on accepting and canceling trip requests, using 10 trips: 

A few things are happening in this example:

1. The first cancel is canceling out an accept, so cancellation rate increases to 4%

2. An accept is canceling out a cancel, so cancellation rate decreases to 3%

3. A later accept is canceling out another accept, so cancellation rate remains at 4%

How to check your cancellation rate

In the Driver app, go to the menu, then select Uber Pro. There, you’ll find your acceptance rate, cancellation rate, and star rating. Tap a rating for more details, such as the number of requests used to calculate your cancellation rate. 

If you have any questions about your acceptance rate or cancellation rate, reach out to Support through the Help section in the Driver app.