Worst years for a Dodge RAM VAN
Owners have filed 304 complaints about the Dodge RAM VAN with NHTSA across model years 1989 to 2003. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Avoid
1999 Dodge RAM VAN56 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.
Every Dodge RAM VAN year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | C | 22 | 1 | 2 | 58,563 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | C | 16 | 2 | 2 | 56,029 | Body & Structure |
| 2001 | D | 40 | 1 | 5 | 60,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | D | 35 | 4 | 5 | 51,390 | Body & Structure |
| 1999 | D | 56 | 11 | 11 | 71,000 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | D | 38 | 0 | 7 | 122,648 | Electrical System |
| 1997 | C | 26 | 2 | 1 | 90,000 | Brakes |
| 1996 | B | 36 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1995 | B | 17 | 0 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1994 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 1993 | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1992 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1989 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Dodge RAM VAN
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1998
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Worst in 1997
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1997
Exactly what failed on a Dodge RAM VAN
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Dodge RAM VAN, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Dodge RAM VAN
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.