Ram 1500 vs GMC Sierra 1500: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ram 1500 has 97 recalls and 11,934 owner complaints; the GMC Sierra 1500 has 56 recalls and 8,761 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ram 1500GMC Sierra 1500
Recalls9756
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls12
Owner complaints11,9348,761
Crashes reported628245
Fires reported18994
Injuries reported478180
Most reported problemEngineEngine

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ram 1500GMC Sierra 1500
2005 GMC Sierra 1500: 177 complaints20052006 GMC Sierra 1500: 145 complaints2007 GMC Sierra 1500: 263 complaints20072008 GMC Sierra 1500: 381 complaints2009 Ram 1500: 37 complaints2009 GMC Sierra 1500: 234 complaints20092010 GMC Sierra 1500: 168 complaints2011 GMC Sierra 1500: 284 complaints20112012 GMC Sierra 1500: 107 complaints2013 Ram 1500: 1,283 complaints2013 GMC Sierra 1500: 116 complaints20132014 Ram 1500: 1,784 complaints2014 GMC Sierra 1500: 744 complaints2015 Ram 1500: 1,461 complaints2015 GMC Sierra 1500: 721 complaints20152016 Ram 1500: 1,565 complaints2016 GMC Sierra 1500: 344 complaints2017 Ram 1500: 886 complaints2017 GMC Sierra 1500: 357 complaints20172018 Ram 1500: 669 complaints2018 GMC Sierra 1500: 305 complaints2019 Ram 1500: 1,501 complaints2019 GMC Sierra 1500: 662 complaints20192020 Ram 1500: 645 complaints2020 GMC Sierra 1500: 484 complaints2021 Ram 1500: 690 complaints2021 GMC Sierra 1500: 603 complaints20212022 Ram 1500: 640 complaints2022 GMC Sierra 1500: 607 complaints2023 Ram 1500: 207 complaints2023 GMC Sierra 1500: 516 complaints20232024 Ram 1500: 78 complaints2024 GMC Sierra 1500: 384 complaints2025 Ram 1500: 380 complaints2025 GMC Sierra 1500: 130 complaints20252026 Ram 1500: 107 complaints2026 GMC Sierra 1500: 150 complaints2027 Ram 1500: 1 complaints2027

Every model year

Year1500 recalls1500 complaintsSierra 1500 recallsSierra 1500 complaints
202701——
202691072150
202583801130
20246781384
2023112073516
2022166406607
2021156907603
20201464512484
2019291,50110662
2018156697305
2017138866357
2016161,5658344
2015171,4619721
2014161,7849744
2013111,2833116
2012003107
2011005284
2010004168
20092374234
2008——2381
2007——2263
2006——0145
2005——0177

Ram 1500: top problems

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

GMC Sierra 1500: top problems

Engine2,360
Service Brakes1,575
Power Train1,351
Electrical System1,209
Air Bags944
Unknown or other889
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ram 1500 or the GMC Sierra 1500?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 11,934 complaints about the Ram 1500 and 8,761 about the GMC Sierra 1500 with NHTSA, so the GMC Sierra 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 Ram 1500 or the GMC Sierra 1500?

NHTSA lists 97 recall campaigns for the Ram 1500 and 56 for the GMC Sierra 1500 since model year 2000.