I did and got a few but none were significantly higher payouts than an X ride. I think the list of cars they have for is is messed up. I'd like for them to explain to me how a Toyota Camry qualifies for Comfort, but my Nissan Altima with just as much interior space does not. There weren't many rides for it here, but the ones that I had were generally business types on long trips.

IT is part of the UberX platform IF your vehicle qualifies for it. It just happens and there is no way to really filter out other rides and just do Comfort rides. Unless you decline all other rides and get ready to sign back into the driver app.

I get comfort rides pretty often in my market. A lot of times it’s wealthier people who have had shitty drivers in the past and like the fact they can select a preference for the driver to not talk to them. They’re great when you can get them. Better pay, better clientele, better tips.

I was told that if you turn X off in the preferences you’ll only get comfort rides, but I haven’t tested it.

What on earth is it? And what sort of comfort do you provide? 🤔

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As of January 15th 2025, 2017 vehicle's do not qualify for comfort

Your car may be too old to qualify

Usually Comfort can’t be more than 5-6 years old.

Look back at about a week ago in this sub, apparently they changed something and alot of people's cars don't qualify anymore.

They don't pay much better don't worry

Correct me if I’m wrong, but only cars that are <2 years are eligible for Comfort.

Comfort may be the biggest scam that Uber gets away with continually.

It doesn't really matter - you're not missing anything. Uber takes a very large portion of the Comfort fare anyway. The driver gets a $0.03 uptick in mileage and $0.05 uptick in time. A 10 mile drive taking 20 minutes gets you $1.30 extra. Dumbass Dara Dogg charges the customer anywhere between $8 and $11 premium for this type of ride (non-surge). Going from Uberx to Comfort doesn't cost any additional fees .. maybe only a very tiny (measured in pennies) cost increase for an insurance adjustment. Uber is fucking all Comfort drivers - Dara Dogg is a piece of dogshit. If you ask Uber to explain the violation of Comfort drivers, they do not respond.

I'm glad I wasn't qualified for comfort because you have to wait for customer up to 8 mins and more often than not Pax will have you wait.

Vehicle age requirements roll over every year. 6 years or newer for Comfort has been standard on most vehicles for a long time.

Uber will pull any year, make or model they chose off the list without warning. They destroyed me financially and I lost 30% of my income on a 2024 that was previously listed as Comfort. They even have different cars listed in different markets. They are scumbag, faceless fascists.

I love it when drivers say I'm a 4. 99 Driver Diamond Bla Bla Bla.......... UBER Does Not Give A Fuck

It’s by model year. Doesn’t matter when you bought it. Uber does this change every January.

I guess it's better than Share. Almost every problem ride I have is with Share and I feel like I'm almost never tipped on Share rides.

My tactic is to type agent two times in a row and then it lets you call.

Depends on the market. Washington state it falls uber the UberX and there is no specific Comfort selection in the drivers preference area.

Do not sign up for Comfort. You have to wait like 5 mins longer than normal when you arrive at pickup and you’ll just get even more entitled passengers. Not worth the very slight increase in pay.

Call Uber support and ask them to add comfort.

From my experience comfort is bs. There is less comfort than x so time to pickip longer and fares in upfront seem less for comfort than x. And on top of that they get to make requests like quiet preferred, or warm temperature.

i have a tesla model 3 which does NOT have much head and legroom but it qualifies

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Implying this world runs on logical decisions.

I don't think Uber has any official "specification" that your vehicle must meet to be on the Comfort list, just that it has to be on the Comfort list. So we don't really know what criteria they're using, even though they vaguely say "bigger and newer" vehicles.

For example, Toyota Camry and Honda Accord both qualify, but the similar-space Hyundai Sonata does not. Does that make sense? No, no it does not, but that is what it is.

I’ve been using a Polestar 2 that qualifies for EV/Comfort for a month and half in Las Vegas. I’ve only completed about 8 trips and that’s because I decline them now. Here’s what I noticed:

• A driver will make $1-3 extra. That’s it.
• Riders expect luxury.
• Because they pay $3-5 more for a comfort ride, they expect the same treatment as in an Uber Black/Premier. They expect royalty.
• They expect a large vehicle. Most expect an SUV. Many are unhappy it’s a sedan.
• 6 out of the 8 rides I completed had 4 large passengers.
• They expect more amenities and more stops but that also goes for UberX riders that pay for a high surge ride.
• Riders don’t tip because they assume they shouldn’t have to because they paid $5 for a COMFORT.
• Riders are well behaved

Bottom line, unless it’s super dead or there’s high surge on Comfort, I never accept comfort. Especially at the airport where they expect a lot of cargo room. Out of the 8 competed trips, 1 tipped $2 and 1 tipped $3. That’s 2 out of 8 as opposed to 6 out of 8 on UberX. You will make more doing UberX trips. I understand 8 trips is not enough to make an entire judgement call on the Comfort demographic but for me it’s not worth the headache.

With that being said, keep in mind, If you have a true luxury vehicle or big SUV (highlander, MDX, RX, 5 series, Lexus ES etc) your riders might tip more and will be much happier than if you had a Tesla model 3 or any other regular EV. You could potentially make more. Hope that helps.

As a rider, I have paid extra for uber comfort 2 times and both times the drivers showed up in old, wrecked cars. I won’t get tricked again. I figured they were broke so I didn’t leave them a bad rating but uber needs to police this better.

Doesn't really change much since 99% of rides are UberX. However, I have found passengers who order Comfort are generally better-behaved. However, you really won't be able to just do Comfort rides, at least not if you want to make any money.

Even you hv a car which qualifies for Comfort doesn’t mean you will get all day comfort requests they merged X with Comfort so you don’t hv a choice means to pick which one you gonna work

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The pay is a lot different for Uber Comfort Electric.

OP: Comfort requires 36" of rear leg room. Your VW should qualify at over 37".

I've tried it with my ID4 and got no where hope you have better luck

My MK1.5 Tiguan is comfort, yours should be. Mine is the r line, black on black leather, panoramic roof, and every option available. And it's pristine condition, always freshly cleaned and washed every day inside and out... I really think it should be eligible for Uber black 🤷

How'd it go here to get the new status

Never heard of it but just looked it up. Looks like a sweet ride. No clue how to petition but seems like it would qualify. If any consolation comfort rides are less than 2% of my fares and in a high end market.

One way to test if your car qualifies is to go online then turn on rider app and start a request for comfort tier. If your car is there, your car qualifies, if not, it does not qualify.

2018 Jeep Compass does qualify. I get comfort all the time. Mainly it just says in the app what preferences the rider wants ( cooler temps- quiet ride) what ever

Some markets have them, is rather new for many, best part is the list of cars is a shit show, here in Toronto u have cars that aren't even made any more on that list, and newer cars that won't qualify, same as well some cars will be there but the facelift version from the other brand will not, as per rule with fuber, just toss something in the air and try to c what comes back

Use Google to search for "Uber" + your city name + vehicle requirements. If Comfort is past the trial period, the qualifying vehicles will be listed there.