A persistent parking-brake fault sends Rich Benoit through viewer suggestions, reset buttons and the limits of an aftermarket diagnostic to…
On YouTube, Rich Rebuilds has 1,950,000 subscribers and 290,205,601 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 10,000 subscribers and 3,727,246 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "I Bought a Banned Chinese Car From a Rental Company for $2,000", with 4,500,439 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 1,462 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 38 of 224 in category "Cars and motoring".
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 50,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 15,648,352 in the last 30 days
YouTube: What happened lately
November 5, 2026 2.9x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 1,569,909 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (544,949).
The repair video has passed four million views, with a test-drive noise adding another job to Rich and Joey's inspection.
The non-running ex-Hertz car needs more than a charged battery, but its damaged underside isn't the whole story.
The video drawing the most views now
Rivian Built a $100,000 Van You Can’t Fix Without Their Software… So I Bought One
- Video published
- November 2, 2026
- Video views so far
- 3,502,348
- Video views, pace per day
- 61,143
- Views on its first day
- 1,626,496
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Cars and motoring | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 1,462 of 5,393 | 38 of 224 |
| By views gained this week | 1,344 of 5,274 | 27 of 224 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 1,355 of 5,043 | 29 of 221 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.9% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.5% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Cars and motoring
Views gained this week in the category Cars and motoring
YouTube: Trophy cabinet
Trophies on the overall chart
The overall chart ranks the most watched videos of all categories together: every day, every week and every month. A trophy goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3. To the chart ›
No trophy yet (one of the top three places)
Medals on the category charts
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Each category, such as music, entertainment or sports, has its own chart. A medal goes to a video that reached No. 1, 2 or 3 on it.
No. 2 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 22, 2026I Bought a Banned Chinese Car From a Rental Company for $2,000The second most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
No. 1 · The Cars & motors daily chart · October 21, 2026I Bought a Banned Chinese Car From a Rental Company for $2,000The most watched video in Cars & motors that day.
The daily charts are counted since October 16, 2026.
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 1,900,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 1,950,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 274,683,101 views → November 11, 2026: 290,205,601 views · average: 535,258 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 20.1 in the category: 26.2
- comments per 1,000 views
- 1.6 in the category: 1.4
- short vs long
- 2 short (up to 3 minutes), 13 long
average views per short video: 106,100
average views per long video: 2,859,213
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
I Bought the $100,000 Amazon Van You’re Not Supposed to Own… | September 22, 2026 | 42:19 | 5,745,844 |
I Bought Amazon’s $100,000 Rivian Van for $10,000… Dealer S… | August 11, 2026 | 51:02 | 4,463,637 |
Can You Drown a Tesla Motor? | June 7, 2018 | 16:39 | 4,390,989 |
Lucid Wants My $140,000 Car Back After I Fixed It | October 5, 2026 | 48:47 | 3,928,311 |
Tesla wanted him to pay $22500 to replace a battery pack, w… | September 12, 2021 | 17:39 | 3,380,884 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
My Turbo Hayabusa Hybrid VW Pickup truck #shorts #hybrid #v… | October 15, 2024 | 0:09 | 1,447,778 |
You own a Cybertruck and it’s raining. #shorts #cybertruck … | May 30, 2024 | 0:31 | 1,262,382 |
Rivian tried to buy me #ev #rivian #shorts | April 16, 2024 | 0:59 | 954,131 |
Why you don’t see convertible Teslas up close. #shorts #ev … | April 9, 2024 | 0:59 | 703,175 |
An Unsuccessful Tesla Boat Launch #tesla #automobile #car … | October 26, 2023 | 0:58 | 367,912 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,569,909 views a day, 2.9 times a normal day (544,949).
- MilestoneRivian Built a $100,000 Van You Can’t Fix Without… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 1,358,996 views a day, 3 times a normal day (454,499).
- MilestoneI Bought a Broken $140,000 Twin-Turbo V12 Mercede… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- MilestoneI Bought a Banned Chinese Car From a Rental Compa… The video passed 1,000,000 views.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 2,202,729 views a day, 5.9 times a normal day (374,787).
Stories
A persistent parking-brake fault sends Rich Benoit through viewer suggestions, reset buttons and the limits of an aftermarket diagnostic to…
The repair video has passed four million views, with a test-drive noise adding another job to Rich and Joey's inspection.
The non-running ex-Hertz car needs more than a charged battery, but its damaged underside isn't the whole story.
The salvage project turns one bargain luxury EV into two cars to get running before Lucid takes them back.
Eight days after it went up, his $100,000 Rivian delivery van video has passed four million views, with nothing new posted behind it.





















