Ford E350 vs Dodge RAM VAN

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 E350	Dodge RAM VAN
Complaints on file	123	304
Model years covered	1983–2011	1989–2003
Worst model year	—	1999
Best model year	—	1995
Crashes reported	1	24
Fires reported	22	34
Injuries reported	1	26
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	19.5%	27.6%

Ford E350 by year

4 6 3 13 15 15 36 28 1 1 1

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 09 10 11

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

What breaks

Brakes 46 37.4%

Engine & Cooling 15 12.2%

Electrical System 15 12.2%

Body & Structure 12 9.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 10 8.1%

Tires 9 7.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 4.1%

Suspension 3 2.4%

Dodge RAM VAN by year

1 1 3 4 9 17 36 26 38 56 35 40 16 22

89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Electrical System 40 13.2%

Brakes 37 12.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 28 9.2%

Body & Structure 27 8.9%

Steering 25 8.2%

Suspension 23 7.6%

Engine & Cooling 21 6.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 18 5.9%