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	7,124	16,530
Model years covered	1997–2026	2009–2026
Worst model year	2019	2019
Best model year	2025	2009
Crashes reported	701	905
Fires reported	86	286
Injuries reported	381	464
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 1 158 335 316 337 289 346 159 502 178 272 229 230 281 161 250 137 369 353 625 365 618 311 232 55 13 1

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 988 13.9%

Brakes 745 10.5%

Engine & Cooling 713 10.0%

Electrical System 623 8.7%

Other & Unspecified 608 8.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 529 7.4%

Body & Structure 449 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 447 6.3%

RAM 1500 by year

47 1,598 2,401 1,963 2,094 1,181 898 2,138 900 1,130 1,020 331 126 603 100

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 2,645 16.0%

Steering 2,604 15.8%

Electrical System 2,295 13.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 1,497 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,421 8.6%

Brakes 1,245 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 1,222 7.4%

Airbags 561 3.4%