2026 Ram 1500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 43 complaints
43
Total Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3
POWER TRAIN
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL
2
SUSPENSION
1
STEERING
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Parasitic draw that causes batteries to die over night. This also affects manager features like air bag sensors, parking sensors, and dash display."
"September 18 my vehicle had 948 mikes on it. After driving 17 gps miles vehicle Milage had advanced to 965. After returning to vehicle the Milage had changed to 950. Also Trip A changed from 102 to 89. I’ve been noticing my gas Milage don’t make sense as the vehicle only would show 7-8 mp..."
"Warning light ILLUMINATION unavailable required service"

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