Ram 2500 problems, by model year and system
4,388 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Ram 2500 2016–2026, and the 6 systems the record is deep on — brake (3,013), electrical (850), transmission and drivetrain (329), engine (316), steering (211). Each system has a page across the years; 12 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 communicationsBrake 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 →
Transmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine 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 →
Ram 2500 complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | brake | electrical | transmission and drivetrain | engine | steering | fuel system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 26 in all | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| 2025 62 in all | 5 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 3 | — |
| 2024 59 in all | 15 | 12 | 7 | 9 | — | — |
| 2023 49 in all | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 5 | — |
| 2022 181 in all | 22 | 61 | 50 | 35 | — | 12 |
| 2021 108 in all | 11 | 35 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 11 |
| 2020 162 in all | 14 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 71 |
| 2019 193 in all | 16 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 63 |
| 2018 2,594 in all | 2,359 | 475 | 75 | 42 | 85 | — |
| 2017 696 in all | 518 | 121 | 43 | 48 | 49 | — |
| 2016 258 in all | 35 | 39 | 64 | 60 | 43 | — |
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 2500 system draws the most complaints?
Brake: 3,013 complaints across 11 model years, 69% of everything owners filed about the Ram 2500. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Ram 2500 year has the most complaints?
2018 (2,594), 2017 (696), 2016 (258). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.