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Best and worst years for the Dodge Ram

Of the 18 model years of the Dodge Ram with enough data to compare, the 1996 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (638), and the 2010 has the fewest (23).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Dodge Ram 0 325 650 1990: 6 '90 1991: 34 1992: 30 '92 1993: 32 1994: 378 '94 1995: 519 519 '95 1996: 638 638 '96 1997: 381 1998: 450 '98 1999: 343 2000: 176 '00 2001: 312 2002: 110 '02 2003: 48 2004: 54 '04 2005: 41 2006: 27 '06 2007: 16 2008: 27 27 '08 2009: 9 2010: 23 23 '10
  • 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)
19906
199134
199230
199332
1994378
1995519
1996638
1997381
1998450
1999343
2000176
2001312
2002110
200348
200454
200541
200627
200716
200827
20099
201023

What stands out

The 1996 stands out, with about 7.8 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 1996 and 1995. Or the years with the fewest: 2010 and 2008.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20102333
2009913
20082733
20071620
20062736
20054147
20045471
20034865
2002110152
2001312417
2000176212
1999343496
1998450644
1997381513
1996638905
1995519852
1994378623
19933266
19923075
19913463
1990623