This model year has 667 processed complaint reports; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM is the most frequently classified system at 23.8% of reports.
Federal telemetry verified ● Model-year dossier
2018 RAM 1500
Complaint-pattern analysis from publicly available NHTSA safety records.
4.6Reliability score / 10
System health index
Reliability telemetry
A cohort-relative signal that annualizes documented reports for vehicle age and weights NHTSA crash or fire flags.
Documented incidents667
Reports with crash / fire flags33
Flagged-report share4.95%
Primary reported systemELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Scores are relative to the indexed vehicle cohort, not failure rates. Crash and fire flags identify how a complaint was recorded by NHTSA; they do not establish that a reported component caused the event.
Data-based buyer guidance
Research carefully
Review the underlying reports, recall status, and service history before making a vehicle-specific decision.
Available adjacent years span 667–1,498 reports. It has fewer reports than 2017 and 2019.
Before you buy
- Check open recalls using the vehicle identification number (VIN).
- Review the linked NHTSA reports for symptoms that match the vehicle you are considering.
- Ask for maintenance records and arrange an independent pre-purchase inspection.
This is a statistical research aid, not a mechanical diagnosis, failure prediction, or recommendation to buy or avoid a vehicle.
Component analysis
Most frequently reported systems.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM159 documented reports
23.8%ENGINE110 documented reports
16.5%OTHER / UNSPECIFIED92 documented reports
13.8%STEERING90 documented reports
13.5%FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM81 documented reports
12.1%POWER TRAIN60 documented reports
9.0%FUEL SYSTEM59 documented reports
8.8%DIESEL52 documented reports
7.8%SERVICE BRAKES48 documented reports
7.2%ENGINE / ENGINE COOLING46 documented reports
6.9%Show all 29 reported components
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL31 documented reports
4.6%SUSPENSION22 documented reports
3.3%AIR BAGS19 documented reports
2.8%BACK OVER PREVENTION17 documented reports
2.5%STRUCTURE15 documented reports
2.2%VISIBILITY/WIPER15 documented reports
2.2%EXTERIOR LIGHTING10 documented reports
1.5%SEAT BELTS8 documented reports
1.2%FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE7 documented reports
1.0%GASOLINE7 documented reports
1.0%SEATS7 documented reports
1.0%EQUIPMENT6 documented reports
0.9%WHEELS6 documented reports
0.9%HYDRAULIC5 documented reports
0.7%ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)5 documented reports
0.7%LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES4 documented reports
0.6%TIRES3 documented reports
0.4%VISIBILITY2 documented reports
0.3%LANE DEPARTURE1 documented reports
0.1%What the data says
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM is the most frequently classified component, appearing in 23.8% of complaint reports in this dataset. This 2018 RAM 1500 has 667 complaint reports in the records we have processed. One report can be classified under more than one component, so component shares do not add up to 100%.
Compare model years
These nearby model years have 2017: 886 reports · 2019: 1,498 reports. Complaint totals are not failure rates and should be read with vehicle age, sales volume, and reporting patterns in mind.