Dodge Ram 2500 reliability by year
7 recalls and 2,008 owner complaints across 6 model years. Best year to buy: 2010. Year to avoid: 2007.
Worst model years to avoid → — the single year to avoid for every model line we track, ranked side by side.
Years to avoid — and why 4 flagged on the NHTSA record
Cleaner on the data: 2009, 2010 . Still verify the specific vehicle.
At-a-glance: every year color-coded
Each cell shows the last two digits of the model year and its 0–10 reliability score from NHTSA data. Click any year to see the full record. ★ best year · ✕ year to avoid.
Year-by-year reliability 6 model years · newest first
Common trouble spots across the Ram 2500 aggregated across 6 model years
Common questions
What's the best year to buy a Dodge Ram 2500?
Based on NHTSA complaint volume and severity weighting, the 2010 Dodge Ram 2500 scores 8.4/10 — the strongest in the 2005–2010 range. 27 complaints on file, 0 active recalls. Reliability scores reflect the federal complaint record, not subjective owner reviews.
Which Dodge Ram 2500 year should I avoid?
The 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 scores 6.6/10 — the weakest in the lineup. 360 owner complaints with NHTSA, 3 active recalls. That doesn't mean every 2007 is a problem — it means failure rates run higher than peer model years on the same platform.
Which years of the Dodge Ram 2500 should I avoid?
On the NHTSA complaint and recall record, the model years to be most careful with are 2008 (avoid — the engine — engine: 32 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 13,000–74,000 mi); 2007 (avoid — the engine — engine: 25 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 19,043–90,000 mi); 2005 (avoid — the suspension — 1 fatality report and 1 crash-related complaint on the suspension); 2006 (high-risk ownership — steering: 231 complaints, classified severe, failures cluster 56,102–133,608 mi). The cleaner years on the data are 2010, 2009. This is our read of the federal data, not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection of the specific vehicle.
How many years of the Dodge Ram 2500 are tracked?
6 model years (2005 through 2010) with NHTSA records on file. Total across the lineup: 7 recalls and 2,008 owner complaints.
What's the most-reported problem on the Dodge Ram 2500?
steering is the most-reported category — 913 complaints across 5 model years. Average shop repair runs about $700.