Reliability & cost of ownership
Ram 3500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the 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.
Ram 3500 problems by model year
157 recall entries across 17 model years and 2,517 owner complaints across 18 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ram 3500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes776 complaints
- electrical system394 complaints
- power train337 complaints
- steering306 complaints
- engine263 complaints
- vehicle speed control208 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic202 complaints
- unknown or other171 complaints