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Dodge Ram 1500 years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 7 model years of the Dodge Ram 1500 by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 515 | 30 | 1.0 | 0 | 30 | Typical |
| 2009 | 679 | 38 | 1.2 | 2 | 29 | Typical |
| 2008 | 579 | 30 | 1.0 | 8 | 44 | Typical |
| 2007 | 534 | 27 | 0.9 | 7 | 33 | Typical |
| 2006 | 817 | 39 | 1.3 | 12 | 44 | Typical |
| 2005 | 1,213 | 55 | 1.8 | 7 | 114 | Typical |
| 1996 | 936 | 30 | 1.0 | 1 | 92 | Typical |
- 2010515 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 2009679 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 2008579 complaints · 8 recallsTypical
- 2007534 complaints · 7 recallsTypical
- 2006817 complaints · 12 recallsTypical
- 20051,213 complaints · 7 recallsTypical
- 1996936 complaints · 1 recallTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Oct 29, 2026
About this comparison
What Dodge Ram 1500 years have the most complaints?
No Dodge Ram 1500 model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 7 model years compared. The highest was 2005.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.