MYRModel Year Report

Dodge RAM 2500 — YEARS TO AVOID

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

Avoid: 2006, 2003, 2004 · Best bets: 1992, 1993, 2002, 1994, 2000, 2009

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Dodge RAM 2500 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2012 highlighted. 1991: 16 complaints 1991 1992: 32 complaints 1993: 39 complaints 1994: 168 complaints 1994 1995: 267 complaints 1996: 291 complaints 1997: 213 complaints 1997 1998: 225 complaints 1999: 313 complaints 2000: 211 complaints 2000 2001: 468 complaints 2002: 155 complaints 2003: 661 complaints 2003 2004: 579 complaints 2005: 422 complaints 2006: 668 complaints 2006 2007: 361 complaints 2008: 317 complaints 2009: 214 complaints 2009 2010: 236 complaints 2011: 297 complaints 2012: 282 complaints 2012
2012: 282 complaints
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YearComplaints
199116
199232
199339
1994168
1995267
1996291
1997213
1998225
1999313
2000211
2001468
2002155
2003661
2004579
2005422
2006668
2007361
2008317
2009214
2010236
2011297
2012282

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2012 Recommended 282 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2011 Recommended 297 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2010 Recommended 236 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 214 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2008 Recommended 317 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2007 Caution 361 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2006 Avoid 668 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2005 Caution 422 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2004 Avoid 579 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2003 Avoid 661 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2002 Recommended 155 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Caution 468 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Recommended 211 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1999 Recommended 313 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1998 Recommended 225 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1997 Recommended 213 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1996 Recommended 291 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1995 Recommended 267 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1994 Recommended 168 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1993 Recommended 39 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1992 Recommended 32 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
1991 Not enough data 16 Only 16 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.