Reliability & cost of ownership
Ram 2500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the 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.
Ram 2500 problems by model year
127 recall entries and 5692 owner complaints on file across 18 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 2500 | 0 | 14 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 2500 | 0 | 54 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 2500 | 0 | 51 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 2500 | 0 | 47 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 2500 | 0 | 165 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 2500 | 8 | 101 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 2500 | 10 | 158 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 2500 | 12 | 186 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 2500 | 10 | 2453 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 2500 | 12 | 662 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 2500 | 14 | 253 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 2500 | 15 | 211 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 2500 | 16 | 340 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 2500 | 16 | 178 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 2500 | 5 | 281 | 3.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 2500 | 4 | 297 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 2500 | 4 | 236 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 2500 | 1 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ram 2500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes2916 complaints
- electrical system1018 complaints
- steering845 complaints
- vehicle speed control507 complaints
- power train499 complaints
- engine496 complaints
- hydraulic483 complaints
- unknown or other351 complaints