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Ram Pickup 2018

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

0.52 per 1,000

0.7 times this nameplate’s own median · from 267 complaints filed in the first three years, of 4072 ever. 95% lower bound 0.45.

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.

Service Brakes 3057 complaints

abs251982%
traction133243%
traction control127541%
abs traction78425%
hcu60620%
hydraulic control43414%

Electrical System 772 complaints

abs47061%
abs traction16722%
hcu12416%
service electronic9412%
electronic braking8111%
hydraulic control679%

Vehicle Speed Control 481 complaints

abs37678%
abs traction12526%
hcu8017%
service electronic6814%
hydraulic control6113%
electronic braking5812%

When it breaks

32% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 48,000 miles, from 919 complaints that recorded one).

No clear early or late pattern.

What NHTSA did

5 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 241 complaints about this component over roughly 50 months before an investigation opened.

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:

11058109 · 11072669 · 11076158 · 11090380 · 11092404 · 11098704

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.