Ram 1500 vs Nissan Titan: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Ram 1500 has 97 recalls and 11,934 owner complaints; the Nissan Titan has 34 recalls and 3,268 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Ram 1500Nissan Titan
Recalls9734
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls10
Owner complaints11,9343,268
Crashes reported628105
Fires reported18950
Injuries reported47873
Most reported problemEnginePower Train

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Ram 1500Nissan Titan
2005 Nissan Titan: 891 complaints20052006 Nissan Titan: 430 complaints2007 Nissan Titan: 140 complaints20072008 Nissan Titan: 133 complaints2009 Ram 1500: 37 complaints2009 Nissan Titan: 47 complaints20092010 Nissan Titan: 46 complaints2011 Nissan Titan: 26 complaints20112012 Nissan Titan: 22 complaints2013 Ram 1500: 1,283 complaints2013 Nissan Titan: 11 complaints20132014 Ram 1500: 1,784 complaints2014 Nissan Titan: 10 complaints2015 Ram 1500: 1,461 complaints2015 Nissan Titan: 12 complaints20152016 Ram 1500: 1,565 complaints2017 Ram 1500: 886 complaints2017 Nissan Titan: 187 complaints20172018 Ram 1500: 669 complaints2018 Nissan Titan: 90 complaints2019 Ram 1500: 1,501 complaints2019 Nissan Titan: 49 complaints20192020 Ram 1500: 645 complaints2020 Nissan Titan: 23 complaints2021 Ram 1500: 690 complaints2021 Nissan Titan: 58 complaints20212022 Ram 1500: 640 complaints2022 Nissan Titan: 14 complaints2023 Ram 1500: 207 complaints2023 Nissan Titan: 18 complaints20232024 Ram 1500: 78 complaints2024 Nissan Titan: 15 complaints2025 Ram 1500: 380 complaints20252026 Ram 1500: 107 complaints2027 Ram 1500: 1 complaints2027

Every model year

Year1500 recalls1500 complaintsTitan recallsTitan complaints
202701——
20269107——
20258380——
2024678215
202311207218
202216640414
202115690558
202014645523
2019291,501449
201815669490
2017138863187
2016161,565——
2015171,461112
2014161,784210
2013111,283311
201200222
201100126
201000346
2009237347
2008——5133
2007——1140
2006——5430
2005——4891

Ram 1500: top problems

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

Nissan Titan: top problems

Power Train1,353
Engine585
Service Brakes492
Fuel System277
Electrical System272
Suspension210
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Ram 1500 or the Nissan Titan?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 11,934 complaints about the Ram 1500 and 3,268 about the Nissan Titan with NHTSA, so the Nissan Titan 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 Nissan Titan?

NHTSA lists 97 recall campaigns for the Ram 1500 and 34 for the Nissan Titan since model year 2000.