FaultScore

Polaris Sportsman 1000XP vs RAM 4500

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 Polaris Sportsman 1000XP RAM 4500
Complaints on file 26 64
Model years covered 2015–2015 2009–2024
Worst model year 2014
Best model year 2018
Crashes reported 0 6
Fires reported 13 8
Injuries reported 2 2
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 57.7% 25%

Polaris Sportsman 1000XP by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 9 34.6%
Body & Structure 8 30.8%
Other & Unspecified 3 11.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 2 7.7%
Electrical System 2 7.7%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 7.7%

RAM 4500 by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 13 20.3%
Engine & Cooling 11 17.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 9 14.1%
Steering 6 9.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 9.4%
Suspension 4 6.3%
Wheels 4 6.3%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 4.7%