Reliability & cost of ownership
Dodge Ram 2500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Dodge Ram 2500? 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 2500 problems by model year
70 recall entries and 5094 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 2500 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Ram 2500 | 5 | 214 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Ram 2500 | 9 | 317 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Ram 2500 | 11 | 360 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Ram 2500 | 9 | 668 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Ram 2500 | 9 | 421 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Ram 2500 | 9 | 579 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Ram 2500 | 9 | 661 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 2 | 155 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 0 | 468 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Ram 2500 | 2 | 210 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1999 Ram 2500 | 2 | 313 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1998 Ram 2500 | 2 | 225 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1997 Ram 2500 | 0 | 211 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 1996 Ram 2500 | 1 | 291 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Dodge Ram 2500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering1428 complaints
- suspension721 complaints
- structure591 complaints
- air bags557 complaints
- power train504 complaints
- electrical system393 complaints
- service brakes382 complaints
- hydraulic301 complaints