Dodge body & structure problems
Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 7,241 complaints involve body & structure. The Ram 1500 accounts for the largest share (28%). The single worst model year is the 2001 Ram 1500 with 548 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 7,241 about body & structure, all Dodge models
- Most affected
- Ram 1500 28% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 4,119 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 254 and 87
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Dodge models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2001 Dodge Ram 1500548 complaints
- 2002 Dodge Ram 1500279 complaints
- 2000 Dodge Ram 1500250 complaints
- 1999 Dodge Ram 1500241 complaints
- 2003 Dodge Ram 1500238 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 80 |
| 1991 | 132 |
| 1992 | 161 |
| 1993 | 186 |
| 1994 | 264 |
| 1995 | 248 |
| 1996 | 316 |
| 1997 | 208 |
| 1998 | 289 |
| 1999 | 478 |
| 2000 | 486 |
| 2001 | 948 |
| 2002 | 527 |
| 2003 | 558 |
| 2004 | 180 |
| 2005 | 199 |
| 2006 | 124 |
| 2007 | 329 |
| 2008 | 200 |
| 2009 | 139 |
| 2010 | 97 |
| 2011 | 112 |
| 2012 | 129 |
| 2013 | 77 |
| 2014 | 95 |
| 2015 | 75 |
| 2016 | 301 |
| 2017 | 131 |
| 2018 | 89 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 4,119 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.