FaultScore

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 16,530 32,025
Model years covered 2009–2026 1979–2026
Worst model year 2019 2008
Best model year 2009 1993
Crashes reported 905 2,780
Fires reported 286 316
Injuries reported 464 1,815
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 2,645 16.0%
Steering 2,604 15.8%
Electrical System 2,295 13.9%
Fuel & Propulsion 1,497 9.1%
Brakes 1,245 7.5%
Other & Unspecified 1,222 7.4%
Airbags 561 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 4,144 12.9%
Airbags 4,117 12.9%
Engine & Cooling 3,398 10.6%
Brakes 2,940 9.2%
Other & Unspecified 1,746 5.5%
Steering 1,643 5.1%