Ram 1500

Which Ram 1500 years should you avoid?

Going by 11,876 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Ram 1500 years to avoid are 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2015.

• 20141,779 complaints, 2.6× a typical 1500 year, most often about the steering.
• 20161,554 complaints, 2.3× a typical 1500 year, most often about the engine.
• 20191,496 complaints, 2.2× a typical 1500 year, most often about the electrical system.
• 20151,460 complaints, 2.1× a typical 1500 year, most often about the engine.

Too new to judge: 2025 and 2026. Complaints take a few years to arrive, so a new model year looks better than it is.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →