The article discusses the issues of improving the safety of automobile lifts during operation. A safety assessment is proposed to be carried out using complex reliability indicators that include the loss coefficient. After conducting a cluster analysis of a car lift, the authors determined the failure rates and recovery time for each element. The paper determines the dependence of the recovery intensity on the waiting time as well. In accordance with the contribution of each element, there article calculates the safety level of the lift. Taking into account the statistical data, we determine the contribution of each element of the elevator to risk-safety, which corresponds to the percentage of output applications of the lift's individual elements. According to the obtained dependences, the safety level of the elevator is determined from the lift's service time. The proposed technique will allow determining the safety level of the lift during certain periods of service to reduce downtime and increase the efficiency of use.