2026 Ram 1500
This year drew an ordinary 142 complaints for a Ram 1500 — the model's median is 863. What they were about is the unusual part: 16.9% of them mention rho, against 3.8% across the other years of this generation.
Generation 2 of the Ram 1500, which began in 2019. Everything below compares this year against the others in that generation, not against a different car wearing the same name.
| Complaints filed | 142 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 863 |
| Involving a crash | 2 |
| Recalls | 5 |
| EPA combined | 19 mpg |
What the complaints were about
- rho — 16.9% of this year's complaints, against 3.8% across the other years of this generation (4.5×). Owners wrote it as: rho, test, vehicle brake, assembly.
- new vehicle — 12.7% of this year's complaints, against 3.3% across the other years of this generation (3.8×). Owners wrote it as: new vehicle, brand, brand new, handle.
- april — 7% of this year's complaints, against 0.8% across the other years of this generation (8.7×).
Words owners used for the same problem are counted together, so a fault written four different ways is measured once. Grouped by which complaints they appear in, not by a list anyone wrote in advance.
What owners wrote
The 2026 RHO is pulling to the right every time you accelerate the gas pedal. I took in to the Dodge dealership to check it out. They did an alignment check and adjusted. Went on a test drive with the mechanic and did a drive on street and highway. The mechani…
The back up camera display intermittently shows a blank blue display instead of the camera image while the vehicle is in reverse. This has occurred 4 times over 5 months of ownership of this brand new vehicle. The issue is usually resolved after a complete pow…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 25V826000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 26V059000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Fixed free of charge.
- 26V225000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Fixed free of charge.
- 26V421000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING Fixed free of charge.
- 26V495000 SEAT BELTS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Ram 1500 was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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