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	3,392	8,177
Model years covered	2007–2026	1970–2026
Worst model year	2017	2011
Best model year	2007	2021
Crashes reported	112	370
Fires reported	84	317
Injuries reported	51	224
Deaths reported	4	7
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7.4%	11.2%

RAM 3500 by year

11 8 4 182 305 205 183 429 1,155 178 161 91 245 23 67 94 51

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 983 29.0%

Electrical System 372 11.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 335 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 278 8.2%

Steering 212 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 203 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 203 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 160 4.7%

Dodge Charger by year

1 1 13 4 1,905 678 835 229 303 1,043 957 493 530 198 264 199 167 165 74 45 23 47 1 2

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 1,201 14.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 807 9.9%

Airbags 780 9.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 768 9.4%

Brakes 431 5.3%

Steering 416 5.1%

Other & Unspecified 408 5.0%