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Best and worst years for the Dodge Ram 2500

Of the 21 model years of the Dodge Ram 2500 with enough data to compare, the 2006 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (420), and the 1992 has the fewest (22).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Dodge Ram 2500 0 225 450 1991: 11 '91 1992: 22 22 '92 1993: 36 36 '93 1994: 92 1995: 155 '95 1996: 184 1997: 162 '97 1998: 158 1999: 215 '99 2000: 141 2001: 287 '01 2002: 129 2003: 297 '03 2004: 319 2005: 194 '05 2006: 420 420 '06 2007: 242 '07 2008: 206 2009: 197 '09 2010: 259 2011: 338 338 '11 2012: 297
  • 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)
199111
199222
199336
199492
1995155
1996184
1997162
1998158
1999215
2000141
2001287
2002129
2003297
2004319
2005194
2006420
2007242
2008206
2009197
2010259
2011338
2012297

What stands out

The 2006 stands out, with about 2.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2006 and 2011. Or the years with the fewest: 1992 and 1993.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
2012297386
2011338391
2010259309
2009197261
2008206405
2007242506
2006420905
2005194541
2004319760
2003297866
2002129210
2001287563
2000141269
1999215422
1998158310
1997162275
1996184365
1995155354
199492210
19933655
19922243
19911116