Ram 1500
Pickup truck · every model year 2016–2027
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Hybrid Gas | A | 0 | 0 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2026 | Hybrid Gas | F | 7 | 84 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2025 | Hybrid Gas | F | 8 | 335 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid Gas | F | 6 | 70 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid Gas Diesel | F | 11 | 197 | ★★★★★ | 24 mpg | |
| 2022 | Hybrid Gas Diesel | F | 16 | 606 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid Gas Diesel | F | 15 | 675 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | |
| 2020 | Hybrid Gas Diesel | F | 14 | 622 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | |
| 2019 | Hybrid Gas Diesel | F | 29 | 1,467 | ★★★★★ | 23 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas Diesel | F | 15 | 659 | ★★★★☆ | 23 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas Diesel | F | 13 | 869 | ★★★★☆ | 23 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas Diesel | F | 16 | 1,534 | ★★★★☆ | 24 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: best combined mpg 23 → 22; 7 → 10 EPA configurations
- 2025: 10 → 7 EPA configurations
- 2024: dropped diesel; best combined mpg 24 → 23; 13 → 10 EPA configurations
- 2023: best combined mpg 26 → 24; 15 → 13 EPA configurations
- 2021: 13 → 15 EPA configurations
- 2020: best combined mpg 23 → 26
- 2019: added hybrid; 7 → 13 EPA configurations
- 2017: best combined mpg 24 → 23; 10 → 7 EPA configurations
Best 1500 years to buy used
- 2024 — Safety F, 6 recalls, 70 complaints
- 2025 — Safety F, 8 recalls, 335 complaints
- 2023 — Safety F, 11 recalls, 197 complaints
- 2022 — Safety F, 16 recalls, 606 complaints
- 2020 — Safety F, 14 recalls, 622 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.