RAM 1500 vs Honda Accord

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 RAM 1500 Honda Accord
Complaints on file 16,726 32,167
Model years covered 2009–2026 1979–2026
Worst model year 2019 2008
Best model year 2009 1993
Crashes reported 912 2,784
Fires reported 289 316
Injuries reported 467 1,818
Deaths reported 16 59
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 10.1% 15.5%

RAM 1500 by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 2,665 15.9%
Steering 2,637 15.8%
Electrical System 2,332 13.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,509 9.0%
Brakes 1,267 7.6%
Other & Unspecified 1,233 7.4%
Airbags 568 3.4%

Honda Accord by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 4,171 13.0%
Airbags 4,119 12.8%
Engine & Cooling 3,431 10.7%
Brakes 2,949 9.2%
Other & Unspecified 1,762 5.5%
Steering 1,653 5.1%