Dodge Journey vs 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	Dodge Journey	RAM 1500
Complaints on file	7,994	16,530
Model years covered	2007–2020	2009–2026
Worst model year	2009	2019
Best model year	2008	2009
Crashes reported	350	905
Fires reported	163	286
Injuries reported	278	464
Deaths reported	3	16
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	9.9%	10.1%

Dodge Journey by year

7 12 2,091 1,484 253 623 509 645 871 613 316 347 134 89

07 08 09 10 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

Electrical System 2,106 26.3%

Engine & Cooling 1,038 13.0%

Brakes 1,010 12.6%

Airbags 636 8.0%

Other & Unspecified 614 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 496 6.2%

Steering 340 4.3%

Seats 303 3.8%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,598 2,401 1,963 2,094 1,181 898 2,138 900 1,130 1,020 331 126 603 100

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

Engine & Cooling 2,645 16.0%

Steering 2,604 15.8%

Electrical System 2,295 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,497 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,421 8.6%

Brakes 1,245 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,222 7.4%

Airbags 561 3.4%