Chevrolet Bolt EV vs RAM 3500

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 Bolt EV	RAM 3500
Complaints on file	1,368	3,392
Model years covered	2017–2027	2007–2026
Worst model year	2017	2017
Best model year	2022	2007
Crashes reported	60	112
Fires reported	31	84
Injuries reported	18	51
Deaths reported	0	4
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	8%	7.4%

Chevrolet Bolt EV by year

468 119 241 246 97 94 95 8

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27

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

What breaks

Electrical System 405 29.6%

Steering 257 18.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 190 13.9%

Other & Unspecified 111 8.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 86 6.3%

Brakes 53 3.9%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 52 3.8%

Engine & Cooling 45 3.3%

RAM 3500 by year

11 8 4 182 305 205 183 429 1,155 178 161 91 245 23 67 94 51

07 08 09 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Brakes 983 29.0%

Electrical System 372 11.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 335 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 278 8.2%

Steering 212 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 203 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 203 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 160 4.7%