Dodge Ram 2500: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
Years to avoid: 2003, 2004, 2006
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 1992, 1993
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2012283 complaints · 5 recalls2011298 complaints · 4 recalls2010236 complaints · 4 recalls2009214 complaints · 5 recalls2008317 complaints · 9 recalls2007361 complaints · 11 recalls2006worst year670 complaints · 9 recalls2005422 complaints · 9 recalls2004worst year582 complaints · 9 recalls2003worst year661 complaints · 9 recalls2002155 complaints · 2 recalls2001469 complaints · 2 recalls2000211 complaints · 2 recalls1999313 complaints · 2 recalls1998225 complaints · 2 recalls1997213 complaints · 1 recalls1996291 complaints · 1 recalls1995267 complaints · 1 recalls1994168 complaints · 1 recalls1993solid year39 complaints · 0 recalls1992solid year32 complaints · 0 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.