Reliability & cost of ownership
Ram Promaster Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ram Promaster? 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 Promaster problems by model year
95 recall entries and 633 owner complaints on file across 13 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Promaster | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Promaster | 4 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Promaster | 5 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Promaster | 5 | 84 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Promaster | 8 | 64 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Promaster | 8 | 109 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Promaster | 5 | 42 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Promaster | 9 | 58 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Promaster | 10 | 37 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2017 Promaster | 0 | 57 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Promaster | 15 | 32 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Promaster | 13 | 60 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2014 Promaster | 13 | 71 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ram Promaster, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system146 complaints
- engine115 complaints
- power train107 complaints
- unknown or other76 complaints
- steering76 complaints
- service brakes62 complaints
- engine and engine cooling45 complaints
- back over prevention38 complaints