Toyota Matrix vs RAM 3500

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 Matrix	RAM 3500
Complaints on file	1,422	3,392
Model years covered	2002–2012	2007–2026
Worst model year	2009	2017
Best model year	2011	2007
Crashes reported	170	112
Fires reported	14	84
Injuries reported	86	51
Deaths reported	2	4
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	19.1%	7.4%

Toyota Matrix by year

2 314 175 260 212 109 56 224 55 10 5

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

Airbags 409 28.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 181 12.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 145 10.2%

Engine & Cooling 136 9.6%

Electrical System 99 7.0%

Brakes 73 5.1%

Tires 70 4.9%

Steering 55 3.9%

RAM 3500 by year

11 8 4 182 305 205 183 429 1,155 178 161 91 245 23 67 94 51

07 08 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

Brakes 983 29.0%

Electrical System 372 11.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 335 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 278 8.2%

Steering 212 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 203 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 203 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 160 4.7%