FaultScore

Dodge RAM 1500 vs Honda Accord

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 RAM 1500 Honda Accord
Complaints on file 16,087 32,025
Model years covered 1991–2014 1979–2026
Worst model year 2005 2008
Best model year 1995 1993
Crashes reported 1,173 2,780
Fires reported 356 316
Injuries reported 806 1,815
Deaths reported 30 59
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 14.7% 15.5%

Dodge RAM 1500 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 2,223 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%

Honda Accord by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 4,144 12.9%
Airbags 4,117 12.9%
Engine & Cooling 3,398 10.6%
Brakes 2,940 9.2%
Other & Unspecified 1,746 5.5%
Steering 1,643 5.1%