"How reliable is the 2020 Ram 2500?"

"Based on 224 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Ram 2500 has a median complaint mileage of 8000 miles. The most common issue is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Ram 2500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Ram 2500 is FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 224 total complaints filed."

2020 Ram 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 224 complaints

224

Total Complaints

8,000mi

Median Mileage

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,000 25th Percentile

8,000 Median Mileage

34,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ENGINE

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

STEERING

STRUCTURE:BODY

WHEELS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PASSENGER SIDE RAMBOX PLASTIC COVERING IS WARPING. RAMBOX'S PLASTIC COVER IS SECURED TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMBOX STRUCTURE VIA DOUBLE SIDED TAPE. DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGES THE PLASTIC COVERING EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS IN COLD AND HOT ENVIRONMENTS, CAUSING THE PLASTIC PANEL TO WARP, AND CAUSING THE 3M TA..."

"VEHICLE ENGAGES THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING AND ACTIVE BRAKING AT REDUCED SPEEDS WHEN TURNING INSIDE OF A PARKING GARAGE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE CONFIRM SIMILAR INSTANCES. I HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE FORWARD COLLISION ACTIVE BREAKING JUST BECAUSE IT WAS SO SENSITIVE I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE A..."

"THE SERVICE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MESSAGE COMES ON FOLLOWED BY THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ALSO FLASHES UNAVAILABLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IF I TRY TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL I GET ANOTHER MESSAGE THAT SAYS CRUISE CONTROL UNAVAILABLE. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING ..."

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