2000 Dodge Ram: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 212 complaints
212
Total Complaints
52,500mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Top Issue
37
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

20,000 25th Percentile
52,500 Median Mileage
71,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
18
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
11
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
9
STEERING
7
SUSPENSION:FRONT
7
SUSPENSION
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
STRUCTURE
5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
5

Severity Assessment

37
Crashes
12
Fires
47
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SMELLED OF FUEL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND THE TECHNICIAN HAD TOLD HER THAT TANK WAS PUNCTURED ON THE BOTTOM. *AK *ML"
"WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THE CRASH. MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE VEHICLE DECELERATED. *AK"
"VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28