Dodge Ram 3500: 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, 2006, 2012
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 2000, 2002
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2012worst year366 complaints · 9 recalls2011225 complaints · 5 recalls2010150 complaints · 9 recalls2009105 complaints · 5 recalls2008173 complaints · 11 recalls2007210 complaints · 14 recalls2006worst year257 complaints · 11 recalls2005196 complaints · 7 recalls2004214 complaints · 7 recalls2003worst year286 complaints · 9 recalls2002solid year44 complaints · 1 recalls2001130 complaints · 1 recalls2000solid year58 complaints · 1 recalls1999104 complaints · 1 recalls1998105 complaints · 1 recalls1997125 complaints · 1 recalls1996124 complaints · 1 recalls1995108 complaints · 1 recalls199470 complaints · 1 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.