Ram 2500
Owners filed 5,094 complaints across 15 model years of the Ram 2500. The 2018 drew the most (2,574); the 2009 the fewest (5).
Model years15
Complaints5,094
Recalls152
Fires59
Deaths2
Every Ram 2500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 7 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2025 | 61 | 6 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2023 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 179 | 12 | 5 | 9 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 107 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 162 | 10 | 4 | 5 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 193 | 12 | 9 | 8 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 2,574 | 10 | 5 | 38 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 692 | 12 | 6 | 12 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2016 | 258 | 14 | 3 | 15 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2015 | 214 | 15 | 3 | 13 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2014 | 341 | 16 | 4 | 13 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2013 | 178 | 16 | 7 | 7 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Do not drive |
Which Ram 2500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2018 is the weakest year on record, with 2,574 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 10 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.