Ram 2500 by model year

7,584 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Ram 2500 across 15 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Ram 2500

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2009	12
2013	273
2014	488
2015	290
2016	375
2017	1,035
2018	3,856
2019	272
2020	232
2021	163
2022	279
2023	68
2024	83
2025	113
2026	45

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	Safety
2026	45	Brakes (31%)	8
2025	113	Electrical system (35%)	6
2024	83	Brakes (18%)	5
2023	68	Engine (18%)	8
2022	279	Electrical system (22%)	12
2021	163	Electrical system (22%)	8	4 stars
2020	232	Fuel system (31%)	10	4 stars
2019	272	Fuel system (23%)	12
2018	3,856	Brakes (62%)	9	4 stars
2017	1,035	Brakes (50%)	11	4 stars
2016	375	Drivetrain & axles (17%)	12	4 stars
2015	290	Drivetrain & axles (15%)	13	4 stars
2014	488	Steering (18%)	14	4 stars
2013	273	Engine (18%)	14
2009	12		1