RAM 5500 vs Buick Rainier

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 5500	Buick Rainier
Complaints on file	211	525
Model years covered	2013–2025	2003–2007
Worst model year	2018	2004
Best model year	2015	2007
Crashes reported	15	33
Fires reported	15	24
Injuries reported	8	14
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	18%	13.5%

RAM 5500 by year

6 21 20 24 26 49 13 11 6 32 3

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 51 24.2%

Brakes 40 19.0%

Wheels 19 9.0%

Engine & Cooling 18 8.5%

Electrical System 15 7.1%

Steering 14 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.2%

Suspension 11 5.2%

Buick Rainier by year

1 205 158 117 44

03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Electrical System 147 28.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 93 17.7%

Lights 57 10.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 28 5.3%

Suspension 25 4.8%

Engine & Cooling 22 4.2%

Airbags 22 4.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 22 4.2%