MYRModel Year Report

Dodge RAM 1500 — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2003, 2005 · Best bets: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2000

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Dodge RAM 1500 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2014 highlighted. 1991: 7 complaints 1991 1992: 0 complaints 1993: 6 complaints 1994: 116 complaints 1994 1995: 213 complaints 1996: 298 complaints 1997: 361 complaints 1997 1998: 520 complaints 1999: 610 complaints 2000: 513 complaints 2000 2001: 1112 complaints 2002: 815 complaints 2003: 1169 complaints 2003 2004: 1094 complaints 2005: 1165 complaints 2006: 792 complaints 2006 2007: 517 complaints 2008: 553 complaints 2009: 670 complaints 2009 2010: 485 complaints 2011: 687 complaints 2012: 694 complaints 2012 2014: 1 complaints 2014
2014: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
19917
19920
19936
1994116
1995213
1996298
1997361
1998520
1999610
2000513
20011112
2002815
20031169
20041094
20051165
2006792
2007517
2008553
2009670
2010485
2011687
2012694
20141

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2014 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Recommended 694 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2011 Recommended 687 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2010 Recommended 485 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 670 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2008 Recommended 553 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2007 Recommended 517 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2006 Caution 792 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2005 Avoid 1165 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2004 Caution 1094 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2003 Avoid 1169 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2002 Caution 815 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Caution 1112 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Recommended 513 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1999 Recommended 610 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1998 Recommended 520 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1997 Recommended 361 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1996 Recommended 298 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1995 Recommended 213 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1994 Recommended 116 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1993 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1992 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1991 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.