Ram 1500 best and worst years
Each year is compared with the typical (middle) complaint count of the half-ton trucks we cover from the same model year, using owner complaints filed with NHTSA. Comparing within a year is fairer than one overall ranking, because older trucks have had more time to collect complaints.
Fewest complaints for their age
- 202471 complaints vs. 226 typical
- 2023187 complaints vs. 384 typical
- 2022599 complaints vs. 588 typical
- 2021644 complaints vs. 577 typical
- 20051,209 complaints vs. 1,006 typical
Most complaints for their age
- 20131,277 complaints vs. 266 typical
- 2012697 complaints vs. 220 typical
- 2025357 complaints vs. 125 typical
- 2009716 complaints vs. 302 typical
- 20161,545 complaints vs. 799 typical
Every year
| Year | Complaints | Typical that year | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,209 | 1,006 | About average |
| 2006 | 817 | 567 | Above average |
| 2007 | 534 | 441 | About average |
| 2008 | 579 | 348 | Above average |
| 2009 | 716 | 302 | Above average |
| 2010 | 513 | 321 | Above average |
| 2011 | 689 | 502 | Above average |
| 2012 | 697 | 220 | Above average |
| 2013 | 1,277 | 266 | Above average |
| 2014 | 1,768 | 1,110 | Above average |
| 2015 | 1,450 | 1,003 | Above average |
| 2016 | 1,545 | 799 | Above average |
| 2017 | 880 | 633 | Above average |
| 2018 | 662 | 412 | Above average |
| 2019 | 1,196 | 647 | Above average |
| 2020 | 603 | 468 | Above average |
| 2021 | 644 | 577 | About average |
| 2022 | 599 | 588 | About average |
| 2023 | 187 | 384 | Below average |
| 2024 | 71 | 226 | Below average |
| 2025 | 357 | 125 | Above average |
| 2026 | 96 | 65 | Above average |
Years not listed are too new to compare fairly, have too few trucks to compare against, or NHTSA lumps them in with other trucks. ⚠ marks years with a well-known costly problem that complaint counts alone don't show.