Chrysler 300 vs Dodge RAM 1500

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	Chrysler 300	Dodge RAM 1500
Complaints on file	6,482	16,094
Model years covered	1970–2023	1991–2014
Worst model year	2005	2005
Best model year	2021	1995
Crashes reported	355	1,173
Fires reported	191	356
Injuries reported	207	806
Deaths reported	9	30
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	11.8%	14.7%

Chrysler 300 by year

1 4 1,062 1,267 620 956 114 150 266 624 403 321 142 102 102 210 86 10 27 6 9

70 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,498 23.1%

Airbags 1,169 18.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 967 14.9%

Engine & Cooling 641 9.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 369 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 368 5.7%

Brakes 230 3.5%

Steering 211 3.3%

Dodge RAM 1500 by year

8 7 148 273 407 468 645 769 641 1,370 1,004 1,363 1,370 1,632 1,080 701 721 884 631 989 982 1

91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 14

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,448 15.2%

Airbags 2,226 13.8%

Body & Structure 2,038 12.7%

Electrical System 1,426 8.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,388 8.6%

Suspension 916 5.7%

Steering 873 5.4%

Brakes 833 5.2%