Toyota Highlander vs RAM 1500

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	Toyota Highlander	RAM 1500
Complaints on file	7,196	16,726
Model years covered	1997–2026	2009–2026
Worst model year	2021	2019
Best model year	2025	2009
Crashes reported	704	912
Fires reported	88	289
Injuries reported	384	467
Deaths reported	10	16
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	16.5%	10.1%

Toyota Highlander by year

1 1 158 335 316 337 289 348 159 502 178 272 229 230 282 162 254 138 371 357 633 372 638 320 238 59 13 4

97 98 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

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,021 14.2%

Brakes 753 10.5%

Engine & Cooling 718 10.0%

Electrical System 627 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 615 8.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 531 7.4%

Body & Structure 453 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 447 6.2%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,608 2,413 1,977 2,110 1,189 915 2,154 902 1,146 1,037 340 126 635 127

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

Engine & Cooling 2,665 15.9%

Steering 2,637 15.8%

Electrical System 2,332 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,509 9.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,432 8.6%

Brakes 1,267 7.6%

Other & Unspecified 1,233 7.4%

Airbags 568 3.4%