Dodge Ram 1500 by model year

16,110 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Dodge Ram 1500 across 20 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Dodge Ram 1500

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1994	148
1995	273
1996	407
1997	468
1998	645
1999	769
2000	641
2001	1,370
2002	1,004
2003	1,366
2004	1,372
2005	1,637
2006	1,080
2007	701
2008	721
2009	884
2010	635
2011	990
2012	983

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2012	983	Electrical system (18%)	6	15 to 16
2011	990	Electrical system (22%)	4	15 to 16
2010	635	Drivetrain & axles (36%)	4	15 to 16
2009	884	Drivetrain & axles (26%)	2	15 to 16
2008	721	Air bags (23%)	5	14 to 17
2007	701	Air bags (24%)	4	14 to 16
2006	1,080	Air bags (18%)	9	9 to 16
2005	1,637	Drivetrain & axles (36%)	4	9 to 16
2004	1,372	Air bags (27%)	5	10 to 16
2003	1,366	Air bags (34%)	1	13 to 16
2002	1,004	Body & structure (28%)	3	12 to 16
2001	1,370	Body & structure (40%)	2	13 to 16
2000	641	Body & structure (39%)	4	13 to 16
1999	769	Body & structure (31%)		12 to 16
1998	645	Body & structure (16%)		12 to 16
1997	468	Body & structure (15%)		12 to 16
1996	407	Brakes (14%)		12 to 16
1995	273	Body & structure (13%)		12 to 16
1994	148	Electrical system (16%)		12 to 17
1992			1