Ford Flex vs Dodge RAM

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 Flex	Dodge RAM
Complaints on file	2,511	5,489
Model years covered	2009–2019	1976–2010
Worst model year	2009	1995
Best model year	2017	2009
Crashes reported	105	605
Fires reported	18	196
Injuries reported	74	335
Deaths reported	3	18
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	8%	21%

Ford Flex by year

272 181 178 89 777 325 122 131 56 81 299

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Electrical System 393 15.7%

Steering 381 15.2%

Other & Unspecified 242 9.6%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 235 9.4%

Engine & Cooling 227 9.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 193 7.7%

Body & Structure 185 7.4%

Suspension 106 4.2%

Dodge RAM by year

2 2 4 2 1 2 14 20 21 27 35 23 63 75 66 623 852 905 513 644 496 212 417 152 65 71 47 36 20 33 13 33

76 77 79 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Brakes 995 18.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 730 13.3%

Steering 413 7.5%

Engine & Cooling 411 7.5%

Electrical System 399 7.3%

Suspension 380 6.9%

Airbags 354 6.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 268 4.9%