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Best and worst years for the Dodge Ram 3500

Of the 20 model years of the Dodge Ram 3500 with enough data to compare, the 2012 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (415), and the 1993 has the fewest (21).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Dodge Ram 3500 0 225 450 1991: 4 '91 1992: 8 1993: 21 21 '93 1994: 45 1995: 65 '95 1996: 95 1997: 69 '97 1998: 66 1999: 86 '99 2000: 44 2001: 108 '01 2002: 25 25 '02 2003: 121 '03 2004: 121 2005: 95 '05 2006: 171 2007: 123 '07 2008: 118 2009: 85 '09 2010: 165 2011: 251 251 '11 2012: 415 415 '12
  • 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)
19914
19928
199321
199445
199565
199695
199769
199866
199986
200044
2001108
200225
2003121
2004121
200595
2006171
2007123
2008118
200985
2010165
2011251
2012415

What stands out

The 2012 stands out, with about 4.4 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2006, 2010, 2011.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2012 and 2011. Or the years with the fewest: 1993 and 2002.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
2012415504
2011251297
2010165214
200985130
2008118221
2007123286
2006171350
200595240
2004121276
2003121330
20022559
2001108168
20004477
199986146
199866134
199769153
199695182
199565132
199445102
19932126
1992811
199145