Ram 3500 Reliability
3,399 NHTSA complaints (2007–2026). Complaint rate: 99.1 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 3500. 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 3500 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | 728 | 2.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 338 | 0.9% |
| POWER TRAIN | 315 | 2.9% |
| STEERING | 286 | 3.8% |
| ENGINE | 251 | 1.6% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 183 | 1.6% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 153 | 5.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 144 | 1.4% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 142 | 2.8% |
| SUSPENSION | 133 | 3.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007GOOD | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008GOOD | — | 8 | 0 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 214 | 5 | 8 | View 2010View→ |
| 2013 | — | 182 | 5 | 12 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014AVOID | — | 302 | 15 | 9 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 204 | 3 | 12 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 176 | 17 | 8 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 416 | 11 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 1,087 | 20 | 3 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 176 | 13 | 8 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 154 | 8 | 10 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 86 | 0 | 5 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022 | — | 236 | 6 | 8 | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 51 | 6 | 1 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 53 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
| 2026TOO NEW | — | 22 | 0 | — | View 2026View→ |
See also: Ram 3500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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