Subaru Impreza 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	Subaru Impreza	Dodge RAM 2500
Complaints on file	3,451	8,415
Model years covered	1990–2026	1991–2012
Worst model year	2017	2003
Best model year	1999	1993
Crashes reported	269	476
Fires reported	66	198
Injuries reported	152	235
Deaths reported	5	13
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	14.3%	11%

Subaru Impreza by year

2 48 8 69 25 38 55 27 54 13 339 64 113 95 68 84 249 149 60 75 337 344 157 99 108 162 181 224 100 19 15 6 53 10 1

90 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 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

Airbags 510 14.8%

Engine & Cooling 362 10.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 319 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 305 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 270 7.8%

Brakes 267 7.7%

Electrical System 236 6.8%

Other & Unspecified 225 6.5%

Dodge RAM 2500 by year

16 43 55 210 354 365 275 310 422 269 561 210 866 759 541 903 506 405 261 309 389 386

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 23.7%

Suspension 902 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 686 8.2%

Body & Structure 647 7.7%

Brakes 644 7.7%

Airbags 595 7.1%

Electrical System 560 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 467 5.5%