2023 Ram 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 275 complaints
275
Total Complaints
13,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
19
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

7,450 25th Percentile
13,000 Median Mileage
17,371 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
51
ENGINE
41
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
37
SERVICE BRAKES
31
POWER TRAIN
18
STEERING
13
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
13
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
10
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
10
STRUCTURE:BODY
9

Severity Assessment

19
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The Forward Collision Warning System has not functioned on my brand new 2023 Ram Laramie 1500 Limited since I bought it on March 3, 2023. I can make my vehicle available for inspection at your convenience. I feel that this feature, although not standard equipment, not functioning puts both myself an..."
"The contact owns a 2023 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V263000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of ..."
"I was sitting stoped in a parking lot and the vehicles etorque shut the engine off. When I took my foot off the brake the vehicle accelerated on its own and hit a light pole. Also airbags didn’t deploy. I was roughly 10 feet from the pole ."

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