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Best and worst years for the Ram 2500

Of the 14 model years of the Ram 2500 with enough data to compare, the 2018 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (2,336), and the 2026 has the fewest (45).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Ram 2500 0 1,250 2,500 2009: 0 '09 2013: 217 '13 2014: 388 388 '14 2015: 212 '15 2016: 270 '16 2017: 366 '17 2018: 2,336 2,336 '18 2019: 228 '19 2020: 226 '20 2021: 163 '21 2022: 279 '22 2023: 68 68 '23 2024: 83 '24 2025: 113 '25 2026: 45 45 '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.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
20090
2013217
2014388
2015212
2016270
2017366
20182,336
2019228
2020226
2021163
2022279
202368
202483
2025113
202645

What stands out

The 2018 stands out, with about 10.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2014, 2017.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2018 and 2014. Or the years with the fewest: 2026 and 2023.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
20264545
2025113113
20248383
20236868
2022279279
2021163163
2020226232
2019228272
20182,3363,856
20173661,035
2016270375
2015212290
2014388488
2013217273
2009012