2012 Dodge Ram 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 383 complaints
383
Total Complaints
52,497mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

30,141 25th Percentile
52,497 Median Mileage
97,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
109
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
47
ENGINE
43
POWER TRAIN
33
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
24
SUSPENSION
22
SERVICE BRAKES
14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14
AIR BAGS
11
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
8

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
24
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK WHEN TOWING. IT WONDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED. IT CHECKED OK. BF GOODRICH INSTALLED 4 NEW TIRES AT 1900 MILES. TRUCK STILL ROAD WALKS WHEN TOWING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. ..."
"YOU CAN NOT CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK WHEN TOWING. IT WONDERS FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT END CHECKED. IT CHECKED OK. BF GOODRICH INSTALLED 4 NEW TIRES AT 1900 MILES. TRUCK STILL ROAD WALKS WHEN TOWING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES. ..."
"ON 12/29/2011 I BOUGHT THE 2012 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL 4X4 4 DOOR TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS BUILT THE 10TH MONTH OF 2011. THE NIGHT THAT I BOUGHT THE ABOVE TRUCK ON MY WAY HOME THE TRUCK STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT. BEING NIGHT TIME I COULD NOT GET OUT TO CHECK IT. ON JAN. 2, 2012 I RETURNED TO THE D..."

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