2012 Dodge Ram 5500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 51 complaints
51
Total Complaints
32,844mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,700 25th Percentile
32,844 Median Mileage
73,031 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
18
POWER TRAIN
8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
ENGINE
3
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
AIR BAGS
2
SUSPENSION
2
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
6
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE TRUCK WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD. GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE STEERING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING DOWN ALL TYPE OF ROADS AND SPEED. *TR ## VIN PASSED ## DODGE RAM 5500 2012 ##"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 5500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY IN THE LANE AND THE STEERING PULLED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING BOX NEEDED ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE RAM 5500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V239000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,00..."

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