Ram drivetrain & axles problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,410 complaints involve drivetrain & axles. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (59%). The single worst model year is the 2015 1500 with 224 drivetrain & axles complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,410 about drivetrain & axles, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 59% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 1,143 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 163 and 28
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 1,430 | 59% |
| 2500 | 450 | 19% |
| 3500 | 324 | 13% |
| Promaster | 105 | 4% |
| 5500 | 48 | 2% |
| Promaster City | 24 | 1% |
| Promaster 2500 | 14 | 1% |
| 4500 | 9 | 0% |
| Promaster 3500 | 4 | 0% |
| C/V Tradesman | 1 | 0% |
Worst model years for drivetrain & axles
- 2015 Ram 1500224 complaints
- 2016 Ram 1500202 complaints
- 2019 Ram 1500201 complaints
- 2014 Ram 1500188 complaints
- 2022 Ram 3500113 complaints
Drivetrain & axles complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2013 | 120 |
| 2014 | 303 |
| 2015 | 340 |
| 2016 | 310 |
| 2017 | 185 |
| 2018 | 171 |
| 2019 | 273 |
| 2020 | 104 |
| 2021 | 149 |
| 2022 | 296 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2025 | 64 |
| 2026 | 17 |
Among the 1,143 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.