FaultScore

Dodge RAM Wagon problems

Owners have filed 44 complaints about the Dodge RAM Wagon with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2002. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Dodge RAM Wagon 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.

91 95 96 98 99 00 01 02
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2002 4 1 0 Airbags
2001 4 0 0 Body & Structure
2000 7 0 1 88,457 Transmission & Drivetrain
1999 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1998 13 0 2 Transmission & Drivetrain
1996 8 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 1 0 0 Tires
1991 3 0 0 Steering

What breaks on a Dodge RAM Wagon

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 20.5%

Worst in 1996

Brakes 5 11.4%

Worst in 1996

Electrical System 4 9.1%

Worst in 1998

Steering 4 9.1%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 4 9.1%

Worst in 1996

Engine & Cooling 3 6.8%

Worst in 1996

Body & Structure 2 4.5%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.5%

Worst in 1998

Wheels 2 4.5%

Worst in 1996

Seats 2 4.5%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 1 2.3%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.3%

Worst in 1991

Lights 1 2.3%

Worst in 1998

Tires 1 2.3%

Worst in 1995

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Dodge RAM Wagon, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 1998 peak 10 Jun 2026

Compare the Dodge RAM Wagon

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.