Careem Reviews 

8I am really frustrated about their customer service. I have raised 2x technical issue about promocode not working , a cashback, and a refund for item. They are taking so long to resolve issue and like they are just waiting for the issue to die down. This response-based reporting is not effective. Unlike other company like Noon and Talabat, they are really proactive.
1. CS agent don't review your issue at all.
2. CS reply seems either automated or copy-pasted. You will notice that none of them really actually read it coz they will ask same questions to you and ask you attach pictures again and again, which you have already done when you initiated the inquiry, and serval times more. After you have mentioned these many times, they start copy pasting/rewording other agent's reply like the issue has been addressed and mark it as resolved.
3. The worst is they will terminate the conversation thread without your consent and without resolving the issue at all.
4. Even if you are lucky to receive an agent call, they will never give you a timeline when to resolve. Receiving a call after the 6th day of consistent daily follow ups, and talking to you with no assurance is what?

Lastly, they are only concerned if you are not renewing or withdrawing your subscription.

Comparing to Talabat agents, they will instantly call you to understand and resolve issue and give you coupon for the hassle. Noon, although chat based, will try to understand your issue even if a different agent handles it when your chat got terminated. And they will try to call you back at least within 24 hrs and make sure they resolve the issue.

Once I ordered.at the moment I cancelled the order.but they are saying they can't give the refund also
They can't deliver the same thing with extra money

I used box service from Careem. The driver got completely lost although I provided the correct address and after spending literally one hour on the phone with him their customer service, I gave up and asked to cancel the request. I had to go in person and did the pick up. They refused to provide me a refund. Money lost without mentioning the time wasted.

I did not like they started calling me like sales people and asking me why am I not using the services of careem why should I answer to that? I will if I wish to and I won't use if I don't wish to I am not liable to answer anyone.

Poor Customer services and food delivery too late. Food is mostly cold and no chat options with Careem and when we complaint they dont give any resolution . Waste of money and time

Food was supposed to take 1 hour tops but it took 2 hours and 30 minutes to arrive to me. I first called Careem after 1h of delay and they told me the food was already prepared by the restaurant and they were just waiting for the driver. I called again after 20 minutes and driver still did not leave the location. Once driver finally left, he was wondering around going back and forth the roads - I have screenshots. It took him 38 minutes to get to me when the normal time is 20 minutes.
When I finally received the food, it was completely cold and disgusting. For an hour and 30 minutes the food had been prepared by the time I received it. Completely disrespectful of the restaurant, driver and Careem.
I had already informed Careem I would not accept cold and not fresh food, if I wanted that I would not spend money on fresh food delivery.
On top of all this, all this delay made me late for a medical appointment.
I told Careem I would not consume food that had been prepared 1h30min prior to arriving to me and told them they could come pick up the food. I requested immediate refund and was denied.
Complete absurd and the worst customer experience I've had with all the delivery apps.

Each a bad experience, first driver arrived late and speaks unprofessionally

WORST COMPANY IN THE WORLD WITH DUMBEST CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE. ZERO PROFESSIONAL CULTURE AND NO APPRECIATION FOR THE CUSTOMER.

Very bad experience sending money to india. It took careem 5 days to investigate the failed transfer and 5 days to refund. Very poor support.

Worst service and worst customer service I ever had in my life! They litteraly stole me!!!!

This company perform credit card frauds on every system you want to use it!!! E-bikes and taxi's they charge 40AED more than what is given on the maximum price. Then afterwards they still charge your credit card when you do t even request any service !!!! Scam!!!!

I used Careem Pay to transfer funds abroad. They offer a 24-hour rate lock while you add their account as a beneficiary and transfer funds locally. This was not my first transaction, so I followed the same process as before.

Once I transferred the amount, there was no update from their side at all. My bank confirmed the funds were successfully debited with no issues or holds.

That’s when the problem started.

Multiple calls and in-app messages were met with scripted responses and no actual resolution. There was no clarity, no ownership, and no effort to process the transaction.

Meanwhile, the exchange rate had dropped significantly during this time.

After the 24-hour window passed, they cancelled the transaction, and when I followed up for a refund, they started asking for multiple details — referring to it as a “mistaken transfer” and positioning themselves as if they were helping me recover the amount.

The whole experience shows delays, poor support, and complete lack of accountability. For a financial service handling large transactions, this is unacceptable.

Would not trust them again for any serious transfer.

This version:

Keeps your timeline clear
Keeps the rate-drop implication (important)
Keeps it aggressive but credible
Avoids sounding like a rant (which makes it more damaging)

If you want, I can make an even sharper version that subtly hints at intentional delay without directly acc

Order not delivered as the captain was very late and yet on the App they mentioned order delivered.

This is totally unacceptable, unprofessional and rude

I made a grocery order and captain(Aamir)contacted me while starting the trip. As I was waiting for delivery he has cancelled the delivery stating the road is closed, surprisingly I received confirmation on order delivery.
The customer care contacted and asked me to reach the store and collect the order and i reached the store and found all roads are open and accessible but carreem wants to charge delivery cost for store pick up from customer. Once I visit the store surprising order was cancelled and refund initiated.
Now I cannot get the order in store and initiating the refund to bank will take 7 days.🤔🫡

Please provide zero star option.

Serious issue with driver misconduct. The driver confirmed the payment verbally, I paid in cash, but later he denied the amount and behaved unprofessionally by hanging up calls. Careem did not properly investigate and only trusted the driver. This is not just about money, but about trust and possible fraud. Very disappointing experience.

I had an extremely disappointing experience with Careem rides, and I would strongly advise others to think twice before booking.

The main issue was with fare calculation, which was completely inconsistent and confusing. After completing my ride, I received five different fare amounts via email, all for the same trip. This clearly reflects a lack of transparency and reliability in their pricing system.

What made things worse was the customer support. It took more than two weeks of continuous follow-ups just to get a response, and even then, the issue was not resolved. In the end, they simply said they could not help.

To make matters worse, their explanation made no sense. They said the fare shown before the ride is just the “minimum.” In my case, the final fare was the same as the initial estimate—but that’s exactly the problem. There were no tolls, no traffic, and no delays, and I even took a different (more efficient) route. Logically, the fare should have been lower, not the same. Their reasoning was vague, unconvincing, and felt like a standard template response rather than a genuine attempt to resolve the issue.

Overall, this experience reflects poor fare logic, lack of accountability, and ineffective customer service. I have completely lost trust in their pricing system.

Avoid booking rides here if you expect fair pricing and responsive support.

I had the worst experience with Careem and I am not gonna use it again for food delivery, the worst customer service
I placed an order and it never came and when I canceled and requested for refund I never got the refund, theirs excuse is the restaurant started the order.

One of worst service in UAE for transferring money. Instant cash take two days to received. Than again problem at receiving point. Never use careem for transfers

I waited for 2 hours for my order, I ordered at 9 AM and at 11 AM I called Careem helpline asking what happened about my order, they said let me check with the captain, and then kept me on hold for quite a while and returned with the information that they can’t reach the captain and have to cancel my order after 2 hours of waiting, later I got a call saying that we would like to offer you 10 aed as compensation for your troubles, when I ordered breakfast and they couldn’t even deliver it till lunch and still they had the audacity to tell me that please order again from Careem. I would never recommend Careem for food, it’s the worst experience I had when I was busy working and hoping to have a good breakfast they made me wait for 2 hours and at the end cancelled the order.

Avoid this company like the plague! I rented the car in Dubai on Careem (they use Swapp who are also rubbish) for 1 month which I paid 2339 AED ($636 USD) FULL. With that was a 200 AED discount for the first month rental.

After just one week with the car, a drone from Iran hit the residential building opposite my apartment, another hit the ground and several others flew overhead very low followed by fighter jets, I decided to urgently leave the apartment and made arrangements for SWAPP to collect the car with the building security, leaving the keys available to them.

I drove a total of 12km because the GPS was jammed so I could not get around. I did contact them to see if they'd do the responsible thing and offer even a partial refund, but the first thing they did was cite their terms. I don't care one bit about their terms but whatever that's what they did.

Next thing I was not expecting. Because they took the car back early, even though they are not giving me any form of refund, they want to charge me 200 AED ($54 USD) to remove the discount because I did not keep the car for the whole month!

They never said that when I arranged for them to collect the car. It could have been left in the basement of the building in the secure parking where I left it until the whole month was over. Instead I gave them a car back that they can rent again despite me having paid for another 3 weeks!

I did one trip in this car to a local mall, that one trip cost me 2339 AED ($636 USD).

Now I've told them to return the car to the basement and leave it there until the rental contact ends and then they won't need to charge me the 200 AED ($54 USD). Absolutely rubbish company.

In the time of crisis you cannot even rely on them, let alone under normal circumstances!

SWAPP use Thrift car rentals - you might as well go direct to Thrift its about the same price anyway!