RAM 3500 vs Dodge RAM 2500

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 RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,392	8,419
Model years covered	2007–2026	1991–2012
Worst model year	2017	2003
Best model year	2007	1993
Crashes reported	112	476
Fires reported	84	198
Injuries reported	51	235
Deaths reported	4	13
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	7.4%	11%

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 RAM 2500 by year

16 43 55 210 354 365 275 310 422 269 563 210 866 760 541 904 506 405 261 309 389 386

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

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

What breaks

Steering 1,991 23.6%

Suspension 902 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 686 8.1%

Body & Structure 647 7.7%

Brakes 644 7.6%

Airbags 598 7.1%

Electrical System 560 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 467 5.5%