Chevrolet Venture vs 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 Venture	RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,069	7,435
Model years covered	1988–2005	2009–2026
Worst model year	1999	2017
Best model year	2005	2009
Crashes reported	174	198
Fires reported	50	92
Injuries reported	215	68
Deaths reported	11	3
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	14.7%	4.9%

Chevrolet Venture by year

1 3 612 518 467 464 284 284 231 146 59

88 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 555 18.1%

Body & Structure 271 8.8%

Electrical System 262 8.5%

Lights 260 8.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 7.4%

Brakes 206 6.7%

Airbags 181 5.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 169 5.5%

RAM 2500 by year

12 273 484 289 371 1,014 3,782 267 234 158 270 65 76 103 37

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 3,004 40.4%

Electrical System 953 12.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 508 6.8%

Engine & Cooling 459 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 449 6.0%

Steering 383 5.2%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 381 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 326 4.4%