Chevrolet Sonic 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 Sonic	RAM 3500
Complaints on file	1,424	3,392
Model years covered	2011–2020	2007–2026
Worst model year	2013	2017
Best model year	2019	2007
Crashes reported	144	112
Fires reported	24	84
Injuries reported	85	51
Deaths reported	5	4
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	18.1%	7.4%

Chevrolet Sonic by year

1 522 322 231 171 69 59 23 10 16

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 257 18.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 231 16.2%

Electrical System 227 15.9%

Other & Unspecified 166 11.7%

Airbags 126 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 74 5.2%

Steering 54 3.8%

Brakes 44 3.1%

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%