Chrysler PT Cruiser vs Dodge 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	Chrysler PT Cruiser	Dodge RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,420	8,415
Model years covered	2001–2010	1991–2012
Worst model year	2002	2003
Best model year	2009	1993
Crashes reported	268	476
Fires reported	155	198
Injuries reported	199	235
Deaths reported	9	13
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	18.5%	11%

Chrysler PT Cruiser by year

799 658 354 291 244 512 203 171 158 30

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Electrical System 578 16.9%

Engine & Cooling 461 13.5%

Lights 238 7.0%

Suspension 234 6.8%

Airbags 230 6.7%

Steering 229 6.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 221 6.5%

Body & Structure 178 5.2%

Dodge RAM 2500 by year

16 43 55 210 354 365 275 310 422 269 561 210 866 759 541 903 506 405 261 309 389 386

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Steering 1,991 23.7%

Suspension 902 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 686 8.2%

Body & Structure 647 7.7%

Brakes 644 7.7%

Airbags 595 7.1%

Electrical System 560 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 467 5.5%