YearToAvoid

Ram Best and Worst Years by Model

6 Ram models, 19,876 NHTSA owner complaints and 304 recall campaigns for model years 2010–2025. Pick a model to see which years to avoid and which are the safest bets.

Ram models ranked by owner complaints

Sorted by popularity. Years to avoid / best years come from each model’s own Complaint Index.

ModelYearsComplaintsRecallsYears to avoidBest yearsTop issue
Ram 15002013–202511,591922014, 2015, 2016, 20192018, 2023, 2024Engine
Ram 25002013–20255,087612017, 2018, 2022, 20242013, 2021, 2023Brakes
Ram Promaster2014–2025639422021, 2022, 20232016, 2024, 2025Engine
Ram 35002013–20252,303602014, 2017, 2018, 20222013, 2021, 2023Brakes
Ram Promaster City2015–202210092015, 20162021Engine
Ram 55002013–2025156402018, 2020, 2022—Transmission & Powertrain

Ram model years with the most complaints

Raw complaint counts (not adjusted for age or sales). Click through for the breakdown.

  1. 2018 Ram 2500 · 2,590 complaints · 9 recalls Avoid
  2. 2014 Ram 1500 · 1,766 complaints · 16 recalls Avoid
  3. 2016 Ram 1500 · 1,541 complaints · 16 recalls Avoid
  4. 2019 Ram 1500 · 1,477 complaints · 29 recalls Avoid
  5. 2015 Ram 1500 · 1,448 complaints · 17 recalls Avoid
  6. 2013 Ram 1500 · 1,276 complaints · 11 recalls Caution
  7. 2017 Ram 1500 · 878 complaints · 13 recalls Caution
  8. 2018 Ram 3500 · 802 complaints · 10 recalls Avoid
  9. 2017 Ram 2500 · 693 complaints · 11 recalls Avoid
  10. 2021 Ram 1500 · 678 complaints · 15 recalls Good

How we rank Ram years

For each model we compare its own model years using the Complaint Index: complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and “Do Not Drive” recalls reported to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. The top quarter of a model’s years is marked Avoid, the bottom quarter Best. Because NHTSA publishes no sales data, models are not ranked against each other. Full details in the methodology.

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint and recall databases; U.S. EPA fuel economy data; NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Data updated Sep 24, 2026. Read the methodology and data sources. The Complaint Index is based on NHTSA owner complaints and recalls; it is not a reliability rating.