RAM 3500 vs Dodge Charger

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 3500	Dodge Charger
Complaints on file	3,354	8,167
Model years covered	2007–2026	1970–2026
Worst model year	2017	2011
Best model year	2007	2021
Crashes reported	110	370
Fires reported	81	317
Injuries reported	51	224
Deaths reported	4	7
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	11.2%

RAM 3500 by year

11 8 4 182 305 205 183 427 1,151 178 155 91 242 23 64 76 49

07 08 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

Brakes 970 28.9%

Electrical System 365 10.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 333 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 274 8.2%

Steering 211 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 201 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 200 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 159 4.7%

Dodge Charger by year

1 1 13 4 1,904 678 835 229 303 1,042 957 492 530 197 264 199 167 165 74 42 21 47 1 1

70 84 85 01 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26

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

What breaks

Electrical System 1,952 23.9%

Engine & Cooling 1,199 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 807 9.9%

Airbags 776 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 767 9.4%

Brakes 431 5.3%

Steering 416 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 407 5.0%