Ram 2500 — YEARS TO AVOID
Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.
Avoid: 2018, 2017 · Best bets: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2021, 2020, 2022
COMPLAINT HISTORY
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| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 178 |
| 2014 | 340 |
| 2015 | 211 |
| 2016 | 253 |
| 2017 | 669 |
| 2018 | 2486 |
| 2019 | 188 |
| 2020 | 161 |
| 2021 | 102 |
| 2022 | 171 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 54 |
| 2025 | 56 |
| 2026 | 17 |
EVERY YEAR, RANKED
| Year | Ranking | Complaints | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not enough data | 17 | Only 17 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2025 | Recommended | 56 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2024 | Recommended | 54 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2023 | Recommended | 47 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2022 | Recommended | 171 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2021 | Recommended | 102 | This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2020 | Recommended | 161 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2019 | Recommended | 188 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2018 | Avoid | 2486 | This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year. |
| 2017 | Avoid | 669 | This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year. |
| 2016 | Caution | 253 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2015 | Recommended | 211 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2014 | Caution | 340 | This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year. |
| 2013 | Recommended | 178 | This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year. |
| 2012 | Not enough data | 0 | Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2011 | Not enough data | 0 | Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2010 | Not enough data | 0 | Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |
| 2009 | Not enough data | 5 | Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict. |