Reliability & cost of ownership
Dodge Ram 1500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Dodge Ram 1500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Dodge Ram 1500 problems by model year
36 recall entries and 10407 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Dodge Ram 1500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags2086 complaints
- structure1945 complaints
- power train1879 complaints
- electrical system912 complaints
- suspension753 complaints
- steering692 complaints
- service brakes641 complaints
- unknown or other596 complaints