FaultScore

Dodge RAM Wagon vs Utility Trailer

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 Wagon Utility Trailer
Complaints on file 44 109
Model years covered 1991–2002 1991–2013
Worst model year 1998
Best model year 1999
Crashes reported 1 3
Fires reported 3 6
Injuries reported 1 0
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 11.4% 8.3%

Dodge RAM Wagon by year

91 95 96 98 99 00 01 02
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 20.5%
Brakes 5 11.4%
Electrical System 4 9.1%
Steering 4 9.1%
Suspension 4 9.1%
Engine & Cooling 3 6.8%
Body & Structure 2 4.5%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.5%

Utility Trailer by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 35 32.1%
Tires 19 17.4%
Equipment & Accessories 18 16.5%
Electrical System 7 6.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 6 5.5%
Wheels 6 5.5%
Suspension 4 3.7%
Other & Unspecified 4 3.7%