Does Scout Motors pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Scout Motors employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Scout Motors. This rating has decreased by 14% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Scout Motors?

9% of Scout Motors employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Scout Motors 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 1.7 for culture and values and 1.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scout Motors?

Engineer (5) , Manager (3) , Senior Engineer (3)

What are the pros of working at Scout Motors according to real employee reviews?

"Great people" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 3 reviews)); "Pride in the car models, amazing day to day workers, great CEO; generally seems positive towards women" ((in 3 reviews)); "Pay and Benefits is comparable to other OEMs, for reference as a senior engineer it was roughly 125k, 20 days accrued with carry over to new year, and most holidays off (no good friday or easter monday)" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scout Motors according to real employee reviews?

"Leadership at the C" ((in 6 reviews))

Scout Motors reviews

1.9

9% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

8% positive business outlook

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Scout Motors has an employee rating of 1.9 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there.

Reviews by job title

39 reviews

3.0

Sep 20, 2025

Scout Motors

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

New company, working on exciting new products.

Cons

Unrealistic objectives based on the current staffing and resources

1.0

Jun 22, 2024

This will not last

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, it might look good on your resume

Cons

None, they are confused, childish, and unable to attract talent like they could at the very beginning. Now people know that it's a ****show, that will be another failed EV startup.

Scout Motors Response

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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are committed to building a collaborative and inclusive work environment, where every team member’s voice is valued and respected. We strongly encourage you to speak directly to your manager, HR Business Partner, or a member of leadership about your feedback so we can identify new ways of working to continue improving our workplace culture.

4.0

Feb 9, 2026

Interesting Experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Decent Salary -Benefits are okay -Coworkers are from many different backgrounds and auto companies -Opportunity to Learn new things in ramp up -Open internal company wide meetings to submit any question

Cons

-Heavily tied to VW processes that slow execution -Lost the startup vibe quickly -Upper management slow to react to changing market conditions -Company slowly reducing benefits or perks

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Jobs at Scout Motors

Executive Assistant, CEO

Document Control Specialist

Specialist, Pre-Series Material Planner - Overseas Parts

Engineer, Whole Vehicle Test Requirements and Validation – Body Interior

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