Ram 2500 Reliability
7,364 NHTSA complaints (2009–2026). Complaint rate: 80.6 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2017–2018 Ram 2500 (65 crash-related complaints). The 2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SERVICE BRAKES.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Ram 2500 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2,295 | 1.3% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 900 | 1.3% |
| STEERING | 513 | 3.7% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 472 | 1.3% |
| POWER TRAIN | 431 | 6.0% |
| ENGINE | 418 | 1.4% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 391 | 2.8% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 325 | 3.1% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 202 | 2.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 196 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009GOOD | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 309 | 11 | 6 | View 2010View→ |
| 2013 | — | 272 | 10 | 7 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 483 | 19 | 8 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 286 | 17 | 8 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 362 | 19 | 5 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 976 | 12 | 7 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 3,580 | 53 | 4 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 250 | 14 | 16 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 227 | 9 | 5 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 150 | 7 | 15 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 249 | 15 | 7 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 58 | 4 | 1 | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 63 | 13 | 2 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 75 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 12 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Ram 2500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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