Cadillac Deville vs Dodge RAM 2500

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Cadillac Deville	Dodge RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,660	8,415
Model years covered	1964–2005	1991–2012
Worst model year	2000	2003
Best model year	1995	1993
Crashes reported	312	476
Fires reported	127	198
Injuries reported	263	235
Deaths reported	15	13
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	19.6%	11%

Cadillac Deville by year

1 1 2 4 1 4 1 2 12 6 6 22 27 52 41 66 111 105 183 123 185 197 281 339 310 239 312 239 237 208 211 132

64 73 74 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 598 16.3%

Electrical System 491 13.4%

Brakes 429 11.7%

Airbags 311 8.5%

Steering 287 7.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 265 7.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 189 5.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 167 4.6%

Dodge RAM 2500 by year

16 43 55 210 354 365 275 310 422 269 561 210 866 759 541 903 506 405 261 309 389 386

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Steering 1,991 23.7%

Suspension 902 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 686 8.2%

Body & Structure 647 7.7%

Brakes 644 7.7%

Airbags 595 7.1%

Electrical System 560 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 467 5.5%