Ram 1500
Owners filed 11,679 complaints across 15 model years of the Ram 1500. The 2014 drew the most (1,764); the 2009 the fewest (37).
Model years15
Complaints11,679
Recalls201
Fires186
Deaths14
Every Ram 1500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 344 | 8 | 3 | 9 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2024 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 200 | 11 | 1 | 10 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2022 | 607 | 16 | 6 | 23 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2021 | 678 | 15 | 4 | 27 | Engine | Do not drive | |
| 2020 | 625 | 14 | 6 | 24 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 1,473 | 30 | 11 | 75 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2018 | 660 | 15 | 8 | 25 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2017 | 871 | 13 | 16 | 80 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 1,538 | 17 | 36 | 90 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2015 | 1,444 | 18 | 58 | 79 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2014 | 1,764 | 17 | 24 | 98 | Steering | High concern | |
| 2013 | 1,275 | 12 | 10 | 72 | Steering | High concern | |
| 2009 | 37 | 2 | — | — | Power Train | Routine |
Which Ram 1500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 1,764 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 17 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.