RAM 5500 vs Mazda MAZDA5

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	Mazda MAZDA5
Complaints on file	215	535
Model years covered	2013–2025	2006–2016
Worst model year	2018	2006
Best model year	2015	2014
Crashes reported	15	45
Fires reported	15	14
Injuries reported	8	24
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	17.7%	15.5%

RAM 5500 by year

6 21 20 24 30 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 23.7%

Brakes 42 19.5%

Wheels 20 9.3%

Engine & Cooling 18 8.4%

Electrical System 15 7.0%

Steering 14 6.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.0%

Suspension 11 5.1%

Mazda MAZDA5 by year

103 79 86 81 72 2 48 35 16 11 2

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

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

What breaks

Steering 102 19.1%

Tires 60 11.2%

Suspension 59 11.0%

Engine & Cooling 44 8.2%

Brakes 40 7.5%

Body & Structure 36 6.7%

Electrical System 25 4.7%

Airbags 25 4.7%