"How reliable is the 2018 Ram 1500?"

"Based on 862 NHTSA complaints, the 2018 Ram 1500 has a median complaint mileage of 28000 miles. The most common issue is Electrical System."

"What are common problems with the 2018 Ram 1500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2018 Ram 1500 is Electrical System, accounting for a significant portion of the 862 total complaints filed."

2018 Ram 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 862 complaints

862

Total Complaints

28,000mi

Median Mileage

Electrical System

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,000 25th Percentile

28,000 Median Mileage

64,605 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System

149

Engine

105

Unknown Or Other

Fuel/Propulsion System

Steering

Power Train

Fuel System, Diesel

Service Brakes

Engine And Engine Cooling

Vehicle Speed Control

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRUCK WONT GO INTO REVERSE WHEN TURNING THE ROTARY DIAL. THIS HAPPENS AFTER DRIVING THE TRUCK FOR A COUPLE OF MILES. IF YOU TURN THE ROTARY DIAL TO THE THE R POSITION IT JUST SITS THERE LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO GO INTO REVERSE, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE DIAL BACK TO P, THEN TURN TH..."

"THE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UCONNECT SYSTEM- SYSTEM IS IN REBOOT STATUS FOR THE LAST 3 DAYS - 1000'S OF 2018 VEHICLES AFFECTED - REBOOTING EVERY 60 SECONDS AND LOSS OF NAVIGATION, BACK UP CAMERA AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. NO FIX SO FAR FROM CHRYSLER - AFFECTING JEEP, DODGE, AND..."

"I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, AND MY VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK BY ITSELF. IT APPEARED A STRANGE MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAYING 'CAR NOT IN DRIVE, SHIFT TO PARK'. ALSO MY VEHICLE DISPLAYED AN ALERT MESSAGE SAYING 'ALERT: ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, THE VEHICLE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC S..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Electrical System 149 complaints

25th: 6,575 mi Median: 17,900 mi 75th: 32,250 mi

Engine 105 complaints

25th: 13,500 mi Median: 25,278 mi 75th: 49,854 mi

Unknown Or Other 89 complaints

25th: 4,025 mi Median: 20,000 mi 75th: 42,825 mi

Fuel/Propulsion System 75 complaints

25th: 4,438 mi Median: 12,650 mi 75th: 26,750 mi

Steering 67 complaints

25th: 23,000 mi Median: 64,000 mi 75th: 80,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 140 TX: 104 FL: 59 OH: 40 NY: 38 PA: 37 WA: 25 IL: 24 MI: 24 GA: 23

Who Files Complaints?

1.6%

Original Owners

98.4%

Second+ Owners

Ram 1500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2009	47	79,300	Power Train	0
2010	629	65,000	Power Train	32
2013	1532	59,000	Steering	103
2014	2328	60,000	Steering	148
2015	1903	63,000	Engine	113
2016	1990	50,000	Steering	122
2017	1126	33,000	Steering	109
2019	2036	17,000	Electrical System	103
2020	842	16,800	Engine	35
2021	1054	29,300	Engine	37
2022	899	17,560	Engine	36
2023	275	13,000	Electrical System	19
2024	108	3,500	Electrical System	6
2025	397	5,000	Electrical System	8
2026	43	-	Electrical System	0

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