"How reliable is the 2025 Ram 1500?"

"Based on 397 NHTSA complaints, the 2025 Ram 1500 has a median complaint mileage of 5000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2025 Ram 1500?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Ram 1500 is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 397 total complaints filed."

2025 Ram 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 397 complaints

397

Total Complaints

5,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,504 25th Percentile

5,000 Median Mileage

13,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

SERVICE BRAKES

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

STEERING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Engine light comes on every time I put gas in the capless gas tank. Itâs a brand new truck, only put gas in 3 times since owning it and engine light has come on each time, light goes off when gas level reaches around 1/2 a tank. Paid short of $60,000 for the truck should not be happening."

"Front and back sensors are not working on brand new 2025 Ram 1500 bighorn. Dealership unable to fix it because itâs too new and parts are not available"

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