2015 Ram 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 286 complaints
286
Total Complaints
35,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
17
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

8,000 25th Percentile
35,000 Median Mileage
61,086 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
44
STEERING
42
ENGINE
33
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
26
SERVICE BRAKES
20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
18
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
18
AIR BAGS
11
WHEELS
10
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10

Severity Assessment

17
Crashes
8
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TO HIGH FACTORY TIRE PRESSURE AFFECTS VEHICLE STABILITY INCLEMENT WEATHER. 80 PSI IS TO MUCH PRESSURE IN AN UNLADEN PICKUP TRUCK. SKIDDING..."
"THE TRUCK WANDERS AND DOES NOT STEER CORRECTLY. LOTS OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL VERY SLOWLY IT WONT EVEN TURN THE WHEELS. ITS A VERY SCARY SITUATION THAT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR LIFE TAKING WRECK IF TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I KNOW MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THESE TRUCKS T..."
"VEHICLE IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH OPTIONAL UP OR DOWN MANUAL SHIFTING ON THE SHIFTING COLUMN. WHEN DRIVING AND IN 6TH GEAR, IF YOU HIT THE DOWN SHIFT ON THE SHIFTING COLUMN, IT WILL DROP 6 GEARS - INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO REV ENGINE AT 7000RPMS WHICH IS HARD ON THE DRIVE LINE AND I..."

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