YearsTell

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Ram Pickup 2016

Safety complaints filed by owners in the first three years, per 1,000 sold.

0.80 per 1,000

1.0 times this nameplate’s own median · from 378 complaints filed in the first three years, of 1937 ever. 95% lower bound 0.72.

Against its own model years

The model year carries far more information than the badge, so this is the comparison that matters.

Model yearPer 1,000Complaints
20130.88287
20141.31522
20150.73325
20160.80378
20170.68336
20180.52267
20191.02600
20200.55331
20210.78439
20221.14591
20230.40181

What owners describe

Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.

Steering 384 complaints

truck11630%
dodge6717%
chrysler4813%
electric power4612%
service power369%
eps328%

Engine 365 complaints

ecodiesel4512%
fca4512%
diesel4111%
emissions3610%
chrysler dodge319%
dodge jeep288%

Service Brakes 327 complaints

module21264%
abs module14845%
module failed4614%
abs control4313%
back order3511%
backorder3110%

When it breaks

34% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 47,000 miles, from 981 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

6 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign.

High pressure fuel pump failure

What owners and forums say

Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.

Check this yourself

Example records behind this page:

10785445 · 10785556 · 10812058 · 10821612 · 10824706 · 10824933

Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.