2017 Ram 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1126 complaints
1126
Total Complaints
33,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
109
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

14,000 25th Percentile
33,000 Median Mileage
60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
200
ENGINE
153
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
97
POWER TRAIN
89
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
83
SERVICE BRAKES
77
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
65
AIR BAGS
53
SUSPENSION
45
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
37

Severity Assessment

109
Crashes
20
Fires
108
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON OCTOBER OF 2016 I PURCHASED A 2016 RAM 1500 AND A MONTH LATER MY TRUCK WAS REPURCHASED BACK BY CHRYSLER BECAUSE OF SEVERAL PAINT DAMAGED INCLUDING RUST .ON DECEMBER OF 2016 I TOOKED POSSESSION OF MY REPLACEMENT VECHILE . AS SOON AS I GOT HOME WITH MY TRUCK I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT . THE DRIVING L..."
"I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GUAGE AND THE FUEL SYSTEM LIGHTS ON THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY ARE SAYING THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. THE FUEL GUAGE IS SHOWING NO FUEL IN THE CAR AND I AM CONCERNED THE CAR COULD CUT OFF AND I COULD LOSE CONTROL OF IT. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE P..."
"TRUCK WAS LEFT IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY...THE NEXT DAY IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREETWISE GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND VERIFIED THE SHIFTER WAS INDEED IN THE PARK POSITION 2017 RAM 1500 WITH THE 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION AND ROTARY SHIFTER"

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