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Best and worst years for the Ram 1500

Of the 15 model years of the Ram 1500 with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (1,692), and the 2009 has the fewest (2).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Ram 1500 0 1,000 2,000 2009: 2 2 '09 2013: 557 '13 2014: 1,114 '14 2015: 1,032 '15 2016: 992 '16 2017: 601 '17 2018: 608 '18 2019: 1,692 1,692 '19 2020: 820 '20 2021: 1,154 1,154 '21 2022: 1,076 '22 2023: 346 '23 2024: 139 139 '24 2025: 689 '25 2026: 146 '26
  • 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)
20092
2013557
20141,114
20151,032
2016992
2017601
2018608
20191,692
2020820
20211,154
20221,076
2023346
2024139
2025689
2026146

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 2.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2014, 2021, 2022.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 2021. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 2024.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
2026146146
2025689689
2024139139
2023346346
20221,0761,076
20211,1541,154
2020820926
20191,6922,182
2018608926
20176011,207
20169922,128
20151,0321,997
20141,1142,433
20135571,616
2009247