Chevrolet Cheverolet SS vs Dodge RAM VAN

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 Cheverolet SS	Dodge RAM VAN
Complaints on file	122	304
Model years covered	2014–2017	1989–2003
Worst model year	2014	1999
Best model year	2017	1995
Crashes reported	3	24
Fires reported	0	34
Injuries reported	0	26
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Steering	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	2.5%	27.6%

Chevrolet Cheverolet SS by year

58 19 29 16

14 15 16 17

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

What breaks

Steering 62 50.8%

Seat Belts 14 11.5%

Electrical System 9 7.4%

Airbags 7 5.7%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 6 4.9%

Suspension 5 4.1%

Other & Unspecified 5 4.1%

Engine & Cooling 4 3.3%

Dodge RAM VAN by year

1 1 3 4 9 17 36 26 38 56 35 40 16 22

89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Electrical System 40 13.2%

Brakes 37 12.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 28 9.2%

Body & Structure 27 8.9%

Steering 25 8.2%

Suspension 23 7.6%

Engine & Cooling 21 6.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 18 5.9%