Ford F-150 vs Ram 1500: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ford F-150 has 144 recalls and 29,973 owner complaints; the Ram 1500 has 97 recalls and 11,934 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ford F-150Ram 1500
Recalls14497
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls21
Owner complaints29,97311,934
Crashes reported1,110628
Fires reported1,088189
Injuries reported1,049478
Most reported problemPower TrainEngine

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ford F-150Ram 1500
2005 Ford F-150: 1,112 complaints20052006 Ford F-150: 585 complaints2007 Ford F-150: 488 complaints20072008 Ford F-150: 369 complaints2009 Ford F-150: 324 complaints2009 Ram 1500: 37 complaints20092010 Ford F-150: 843 complaints2011 Ford F-150: 2,195 complaints20112012 Ford F-150: 1,784 complaints2013 Ford F-150: 2,994 complaints2013 Ram 1500: 1,283 complaints20132014 Ford F-150: 1,541 complaints2014 Ram 1500: 1,784 complaints2015 Ford F-150: 1,753 complaints2015 Ram 1500: 1,461 complaints20152016 Ford F-150: 2,098 complaints2016 Ram 1500: 1,565 complaints2017 Ford F-150: 1,469 complaints2017 Ram 1500: 886 complaints20172018 Ford F-150: 2,335 complaints2018 Ram 1500: 669 complaints2019 Ford F-150: 1,350 complaints2019 Ram 1500: 1,501 complaints20192020 Ford F-150: 746 complaints2020 Ram 1500: 645 complaints2021 Ford F-150: 1,052 complaints2021 Ram 1500: 690 complaints20212022 Ford F-150: 608 complaints2022 Ram 1500: 640 complaints2023 Ford F-150: 420 complaints2023 Ram 1500: 207 complaints20232024 Ford F-150: 197 complaints2024 Ram 1500: 78 complaints2025 Ford F-150: 111 complaints2025 Ram 1500: 380 complaints20252026 Ford F-150: 14 complaints2026 Ram 1500: 107 complaints2027 Ram 1500: 1 complaints2027

Every model year

YearF-150 recallsF-150 complaints1500 recalls1500 complaints
20273001
20268149107
2025141118380
202411197678
20231342011207
20222360816640
2021291,05215690
20201174614645
201991,350291,501
2018182,33515669
2017171,46913886
2016132,098161,565
2015131,753171,461
201481,541161,784
201332,994111,283
201241,78400
201162,19500
2010184300
20092324237
20081369——
20072488——
20064585——
200531,112——

Ford F-150: top problems

Power Train8,661
Engine5,912
Electrical System3,167
Service Brakes2,838
Visibility2,771
Unknown or other2,327

Ram 1500: top problems

Engine2,699
Steering2,682
Electrical System2,410
Fuel System1,530
Power Train1,464
Service Brakes1,285
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ford F-150 or the Ram 1500?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 29,973 complaints about the Ford F-150 and 11,934 about the Ram 1500 with NHTSA, so the Ram 1500 has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Ford F-150 or the Ram 1500?

NHTSA lists 144 recall campaigns for the Ford F-150 and 97 for the Ram 1500 since model year 2000.