This page gives 24 statistics from RapidEye's own inspection records. Nobody else has this data. It shows how often an inspection finds an issue, and which type of issue: missed cleaning, damage or missing items. It also shows how serious the issues were, which words come up most, and how photo and video inspections compare. The base is 20,385 inspections of 2,503 vacation rental homes, from August 1 to October 31, 2026. We name no company, home or person.
Key statistics
8 highlights from this report
Key statistics
Key takeaways
More than 1 in 3 room inspections found an issue after the clean. Most issues were missed cleaning, not damage. Critical issues were rare, but they came up about once in every 150 inspections.
132 issues per 100 room inspections.
38% of inspections had at least one issue.
Missed cleaning: 59% of all issues.
Damage: 24% of issues, in 18% of inspections.
Missing items: 17% of issues, in 14% of inspections.
1 in 10 inspections found a stain.
About 1 in 150 inspections found a critical issue.
The median company: 1.6 issues per inspection.
How we built this report
We built every number on this page from RapidEye's inspection records on November 8, 2026. We counted each issue in the reports that RapidEye sent to operators.
- One period, one base
We used every finished inspection recorded from August 1 to October 31, 2026 (UTC dates). That is 20,385 inspections of 2,503 homes, from 33 property management companies.
- Only turnover-type inspections
We did not count baseline inspections. A baseline records a home's condition when it starts with RapidEye, so it is not a turnover. We also removed our own test and demo accounts.
- Only issues in delivered reports
An issue counts when it was in the report that the operator got. Each issue has one category (cleaning, damage or missing item) and one severity (minor, moderate or critical).
- Aggregates only
We report totals and rates. We name no company, home or person, and we show no customer photos.
- Independent review
Sam Parks wrote this report. Rohan Nagabhirava reviewed it before we published it.
Read these numbers with care. The homes are vacation rentals, not hotel rooms. We had too little hotel data to report it alone, so we label the data as rooms in general. The companies chose to use RapidEye, so they are not a random sample. The largest company made more than half of the inspections, and it had fewer issues per inspection than most companies. For this reason, we also give the median company. The counts show what was in the photos and video. We do not know how many of these issues a person would also have found.
Room inspection findings, by the numbers
All 24 statistics, in five groups. Each one comes from the same base: 20,385 inspections, August 1 to October 31, 2026.
How often an inspection finds an issue
RapidEye found 26,981 issues in 20,385 inspections. Nearly 9 in 10 inspections (18,068) were checkout turnovers. The others were check-in, maintenance and other inspections.
Statistic 1
RapidEye found 132 issues per 100 room inspections (1.32 per inspection).
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 2
38% of inspections had at least one issue (7,692 of 20,385).
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 3
When an inspection had an issue, it had 3.5 issues on average.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 4
The median company had 1.6 issues per inspection. The middle half of companies had 1.0 to 2.3.
RapidEye Research, 17 companies with 30 or more inspections, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 5
At the median company, half of all inspections had at least one issue.
RapidEye Research, 17 companies with 30 or more inspections, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 6
The rate rose each month: 57 issues per 100 inspections in August, 123 in September and 192 in October.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
What this means: An issue after the clean is normal, not rare. The rate depends a lot on the company. New companies started in this period, so the mix of companies changed each month. Do not read the monthly rise as a change in room condition.
Missed cleaning, damage and missing items
Each issue has one category. Missed cleaning is something that the clean did not finish. Damage is something broken, scratched or worn. A missing item is something that is not where it must be, for example a towel or a remote.
| Category | Issues | Share of issues | Per 100 inspections | Inspections with one or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missed cleaning | 16,052 | 59% | 79 | 28% |
| Damage | 6,374 | 24% | 31 | 18% |
| Missing items | 4,555 | 17% | 22 | 14% |
| All issues | 26,981 | 100% | 132 | 38% |
RapidEye Research. Base: 20,385 inspections of 2,503 vacation rental homes, Aug 1 to Oct 31, 2026. One inspection can have issues in more than one category.
Statistic 7
Missed cleaning was 59% of all issues: 79 per 100 inspections.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 8
28% of inspections had at least one missed cleaning issue. That is more than 1 in 4.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 9
Damage was 24% of all issues: 31 per 100 inspections.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 10
18% of inspections had at least one damage issue. That is about 1 in 6.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 11
Missing items were 17% of all issues: 22 per 100 inspections.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 12
14% of inspections had at least one missing item. That is about 1 in 7.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
What this means: Most issues after a turnover are cleaning issues, not damage. A cleaning issue is quick to fix before the guest arrives, if somebody sees it in time.
The words that come up most
Each issue has a short written description. We counted the issues whose description used a given word. For example, "stain" counts "stain", "stains" and "stained", but not "stainless". These are word counts, so they are estimates.
Statistic 13
1 in 10 inspections found a stain (10% of inspections).
RapidEye Research, word count, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 14
11% of all issues named a stain: 15 per 100 inspections.
RapidEye Research, word count, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 15
15% of all issues named linens, towels, sheets, pillows or bedding: 20 per 100 inspections.
RapidEye Research, word count, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 16
6% of all issues named trash or garbage: 8 per 100 inspections.
RapidEye Research, word count, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 17
2% of all issues named hair: 3 per 100 inspections.
RapidEye Research, word count, Aug to Oct 2026
What this means: Linens and stains come up often. Both are easy to miss in a fast clean, and a guest sees both at once.
How serious the issues were
Each issue has a severity: minor, moderate or critical. A critical issue is a safety risk or an issue that can stop a stay.
Statistic 18
80% of all issues were minor.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 19
19% of all issues were moderate, and 0.5% were critical (147 issues).
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 20
15% of inspections had at least one moderate or critical issue.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 21
0.7% of inspections had a critical issue. That is about 1 in 150 (137 inspections).
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
What this means: Most issues are small. But at this rate, every 150 turnovers give about one critical issue.
Photo inspections and video inspections
Operators sent RapidEye either a set of photos or a walkthrough video. 17,686 inspections were photos and 2,699 were videos.
| Inspection type | Inspections | Issues per 100 | With one or more issues | Cleaning share | Damage share | Missing share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photos | 17,686 | 133 | 38% | 61% | 22% | 16% |
| Video walkthrough | 2,699 | 125 | 33% | 47% | 32% | 21% |
RapidEye Research. Shares are of each type's issues and are rounded, so a row may not add to 100%. The photo and video groups come from different companies, so the difference is not only the type of media.
Statistic 22
Photo inspections had 133 issues per 100 inspections. Video inspections had 125.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 23
Damage was 32% of issues in video inspections and 22% in photo inspections.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
Statistic 24
Missed cleaning was 61% of issues in photo inspections and 47% in video inspections.
RapidEye Research, Aug to Oct 2026
What this means: Both types find about the same number of issues. Video finds a larger share of damage and missing items. One possible reason: a walkthrough shows the full room, not only the parts that somebody chose to photograph.
Cite this study
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Quick FAQ
How many issues does an AI inspection find per room inspection?
132 issues per 100 inspections, or 1.32 per inspection. RapidEye counted 26,981 findings in 20,385 inspections of vacation rental homes from August 1 to October 31, 2026. The median company had 1.6 findings per inspection.
What is the most common issue found after a turnover clean?
Missed cleaning. It was 59% of all findings, or 79 per 100 inspections. 28% of inspections had at least one cleaning finding. Damage was 24% of findings and missing items were 17%.
How often does a room inspection find damage?
18% of inspections had at least one damage finding. That is about 1 in 6 inspections. Damage was 31 findings per 100 inspections.
How often does an inspection find a critical issue?
0.7% of inspections had a critical finding, about 1 in 150. 15% of inspections had at least one moderate or critical finding. 80% of all findings were minor.
Is this hotel data?
No. The inspections are of vacation rental homes, not hotel rooms. We had too little hotel data to report it alone, so we label the data as rooms in general.
Data sources
Every number on this page comes from one source: RapidEye's own inspection records. We checked each number against the records before we published it.
RapidEyeInspection records, Aug 1 to Oct 31, 2026 (aggregate)rapideyeinspections.com