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Best and worst years for the Dodge Ram 1500

Of the 19 model years of the Dodge Ram 1500 with enough data to compare, the 2001 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (710), and the 1994 has the fewest (48).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Dodge Ram 1500 0 375 750 1991: 3 '91 1993: 2 1994: 48 48 '94 1995: 119 119 '95 1996: 174 '96 1997: 178 1998: 290 '98 1999: 335 2000: 300 '00 2001: 710 710 '01 2002: 482 '02 2003: 414 2004: 431 '04 2005: 278 2006: 534 534 '06 2007: 253 2008: 265 '08 2009: 465 2010: 388 '10 2011: 483 2012: 474 '12 2014: 0
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19913
19932
199448
1995119
1996174
1997178
1998290
1999335
2000300
2001710
2002482
2003414
2004431
2005278
2006534
2007253
2008265
2009465
2010388
2011483
2012474
20140

What stands out

The 2001 stands out, with about 2.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2006.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2001 and 2006. Or the years with the fewest: 1994 and 1995.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
201401
2012474983
2011483990
2010388635
2009465884
2008265721
2007253701
20065341,080
20052781,637
20044311,372
20034141,366
20024821,004
20017101,370
2000300641
1999335769
1998290645
1997178468
1996174407
1995119273
199448148
199327
199138