Ford Aerostar vs RAM 2500

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	Ford Aerostar	RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,109	7,498
Model years covered	1986–2000	2009–2026
Worst model year	1993	2017
Best model year	1999	2009
Crashes reported	268	199
Fires reported	516	92
Injuries reported	180	68
Deaths reported	11	3
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	31.4%	4.8%

Ford Aerostar by year

72 140 230 328 254 282 439 541 384 204 124 83 4 13 11

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00

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

What breaks

Electrical System 685 22.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 433 13.9%

Brakes 351 11.3%

Engine & Cooling 233 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 214 6.9%

Airbags 141 4.5%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 138 4.4%

Seat Belts 136 4.4%

RAM 2500 by year

12 273 484 289 374 1,027 3,811 272 232 162 275 65 80 103 39

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

Brakes 3,039 40.5%

Electrical System 956 12.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 511 6.8%

Engine & Cooling 463 6.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 457 6.1%

Steering 383 5.1%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 383 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 329 4.4%