Dodge RAM 3500 vs Subaru Forester

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 3500	Subaru Forester
Complaints on file	4,040	8,703
Model years covered	1991–2012	1998–2026
Worst model year	2004	2016
Best model year	1993	2026
Crashes reported	245	891
Fires reported	171	157
Injuries reported	114	376
Deaths reported	9	9
Most complained-about part	Steering	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	13.3%	16.5%

Dodge RAM 3500 by year

5 11 26 102 132 182 153 134 146 77 168 59 330 276 240 349 286 221 130 214 297 502

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 1,051 26.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 375 9.3%

Suspension 359 8.9%

Airbags 317 7.8%

Electrical System 302 7.5%

Brakes 283 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 263 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 229 5.7%

Subaru Forester by year

138 156 95 169 109 238 270 105 121 89 67 228 307 195 140 94 576 897 617 796 678 1,084 807 285 140 111 41 126 24

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

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,265 14.5%

Engine & Cooling 1,014 11.7%

Airbags 908 10.4%

Other & Unspecified 814 9.4%

Electrical System 793 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 564 6.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 531 6.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 511 5.9%