Worst years for a RAM 4500
Owners have filed 68 complaints about the RAM 4500 with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2024. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every RAM 4500 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2022 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2019 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | B | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2016 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
| 2015 | C | 11 | 1 | 6 | 117,000 | Brakes |
| 2014 | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 78,940 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
What breaks on a RAM 4500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2018
Worst in 2014
Worst in 2022
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2019
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2020
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2017
Worst in 2017
Worst in 2016
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every RAM 4500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the RAM 4500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.