RAM 1500 vs Jeep Grand Cherokee

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	Jeep Grand Cherokee
Complaints on file	16,530	39,991
Model years covered	2009–2026	1989–2026
Worst model year	2019	2014
Best model year	2009	2026
Crashes reported	905	2,805
Fires reported	286	845
Injuries reported	464	1,674
Deaths reported	16	58
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	10.1%	13.5%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,598 2,401 1,963 2,094 1,181 898 2,138 900 1,130 1,020 331 126 603 100

09 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,421 8.6%

Brakes 1,245 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,222 7.4%

Airbags 561 3.4%

Jeep Grand Cherokee by year

7 5 7 4 784 775 983 1,250 1,433 1,349 2,319 1,855 1,128 1,771 890 1,572 2,733 1,754 1,478 990 195 171 2,425 2,327 1,117 3,401 1,766 440 566 1,211 540 353 665 474 675 433 127 18

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 7,615 19.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 4,805 12.0%

Brakes 4,660 11.7%

Engine & Cooling 4,371 10.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,570 6.4%

Airbags 2,263 5.7%

Other & Unspecified 2,036 5.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1,759 4.4%