Dodge RAM 1500 vs Jeep Grand Cherokee

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	Jeep Grand Cherokee
Complaints on file	16,094	40,071
Model years covered	1991–2014	1989–2026
Worst model year	2005	2014
Best model year	1995	2026
Crashes reported	1,173	2,816
Fires reported	356	846
Injuries reported	806	1,675
Deaths reported	30	58
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	14.7%	13.5%

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%

Jeep Grand Cherokee by year

7 5 7 4 784 775 983 1,250 1,433 1,349 2,319 1,855 1,128 1,771 890 1,572 2,733 1,754 1,478 990 195 171 2,425 2,330 1,117 3,405 1,768 440 566 1,222 544 364 670 481 684 439 137 26

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 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

Electrical System 7,630 19.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 4,814 12.0%

Brakes 4,663 11.6%

Engine & Cooling 4,383 10.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,575 6.4%

Airbags 2,267 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 2,047 5.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,760 4.4%