Reliability & cost of ownership
Dodge Ram 3500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Dodge Ram 3500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Dodge Ram 3500 problems by model year
95 recall entries and 2,239 owner complaints on file across 18 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Dodge Ram 3500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- steering535 complaints
- power train302 complaints
- air bags294 complaints
- suspension238 complaints
- electrical system198 complaints
- structure164 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic140 complaints
- exterior lighting131 complaints