Ram 1500 problems, by model year and system
7,221 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ram 1500 2016–2027, and the 9 systems the record is deep on — engine (1,796), electrical (1,720), steering (1,141), fuel system (928), transmission and drivetrain (927). Each system has a page across the years; 40 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsEngine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Fuel system problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Brake problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Airbag problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Visibility and wiper problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Ram 1500 complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | engine | electrical | steering | fuel system | transmission and drivetrain | brake | airbag | visibility and wiper |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 96 in all | 10 | 47 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 10 |
| 2025 356 in all | 77 | 184 | — | — | 48 | 43 | — | — |
| 2024 74 in all | 23 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | — | — |
| 2023 201 in all | 47 | 68 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 36 | — | — |
| 2022 616 in all | 250 | 191 | 40 | 80 | 101 | 70 | — | — |
| 2021 679 in all | 280 | 197 | 50 | 95 | 99 | 74 | — | — |
| 2020 631 in all | 165 | 162 | 61 | 76 | 62 | — | — | 63 |
| 2019 1,481 in all | 246 | 382 | 337 | 103 | 207 | 133 | 92 | — |
| 2018 662 in all | 156 | 159 | 86 | 140 | 59 | 46 | — | — |
| 2017 880 in all | 188 | 109 | 232 | 129 | 98 | 100 | 53 | — |
| 2016 1,545 in all | 354 | 192 | 311 | 281 | 202 | 281 | — | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Ram 1500 system draws the most complaints?
Engine: 1,796 complaints across 12 model years, 25% of everything owners filed about the Ram 1500. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ram 1500 year has the most complaints?
2016 (1,545), 2019 (1,481), 2017 (880). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.