Chevrolet Astro 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	Chevrolet Astro	Dodge RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,757	8,415
Model years covered	1984–2005	1991–2012
Worst model year	1995	2003
Best model year	2005	1993
Crashes reported	352	476
Fires reported	94	198
Injuries reported	208	235
Deaths reported	13	13
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	17.8%	11%

Chevrolet Astro by year

1 6 24 31 69 70 93 121 162 177 396 579 345 563 336 204 258 115 97 82 17 11

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

Brakes 806 21.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 425 11.3%

Suspension 305 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 278 7.4%

Electrical System 243 6.5%

Steering 240 6.4%

Engine & Cooling 225 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 188 5.0%

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%