What are the common problems with the 2023 Ram 1500?
Owners of the 2023 Ram 1500 have filed 207 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system (71) and the engine (47). In NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026, 29 of them list a mileage; a complaint is an owner's report, not a proven defect.
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See what the paid report includes →NHTSA's file holds 207 owner complaints on the 2023 Ram 1500. Owners named the electrical system most often: 71 complaints, and half of the 12 that list a mileage came after 12,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 207 complaints, 11 report a crash, 2 report a fire and 4 report an injury (6 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
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Common problems with the 2023 Ram 1500
NHTSA's file holds 207 owner complaints on the 2023 Ram 1500. Owners named the electrical system most often: 71 complaints, and half of the 12 that list a mileage came after 12,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 71 | 12 | 13,000 |
| Engine | 47 | 2 | Under 5 mileages |
| Service Brakes | 34 | 0 | Under 5 mileages |
| Power Train | 29 | 7 | 14,000 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 21 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
Of the 207 complaints, 11 report a crash, 2 report a fire and 4 report an injury (6 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Mileage when owners reported a problem with the 2023 Ram 1500
The 29 mileages owners gave run from 992 to 127,150 miles. A quarter are at or under 12,780 miles, half at or under 17,743, three quarters at or under 50,000 and nine in ten at or under 88,000; 1 (3%) came after 100,000 miles, none after 150,000 and none after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2023 Ram 1500 wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: 28 of the 29 came at or under 100,000 miles, so they say nothing about how many miles a 2023 Ram 1500 can cover.
Complaint mileage also follows a model year's age: the 2023 has had less time to cover miles than older years, so its figures will rise as it ages.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 992 miles |
| 25th percentile | 12,780 miles |
| Median (50th percentile) | 17,743 miles |
| 75th percentile | 50,000 miles |
| 90th percentile | 88,000 miles |
| Highest mileage listed | 127,150 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 1 (3%) |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | none |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | none |
Every model year together: Half of the 12,470 NHTSA owner complaints on the Ram 1500 that list mileage came after 64,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Ram 1500 last? →
Is the 2023 Ram 1500 a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2023 is a good or a bad Ram 1500: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2023 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 207 complaints, the 2023 ranks 12th of the 14 Ram 1500 model years from 2013 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2014 (1,784). The fewest: the 2024 (78).
NHTSA files the Ram 1500 name for 2009 and 2013–2026. A gap of three or more model years means the name covers different vehicles, so the 2023 is compared only with the 2013–2026 model years.
The 2023 is a recent model year: it has had less time than older years to collect complaints, so its count is still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Ram 1500 | 1,283 | 609 | 62,000 |
| 2014 Ram 1500 | 1,784 | 974 | 64,426 |
| 2015 Ram 1500 | 1,461 | 809 | 65,000 |
| 2016 Ram 1500 | 1,565 | 759 | 52,000 |
| 2017 Ram 1500 | 886 | 364 | 37,600 |
| 2018 Ram 1500 | 669 | 213 | 33,000 |
| 2019 Ram 1500 | 1,501 | 554 | 18,000 |
| 2020 Ram 1500 | 645 | 187 | 25,000 |
| 2021 Ram 1500 | 690 | 111 | 36,000 |
| 2022 Ram 1500 | 640 | 92 | 27,000 |
| 2023 (this page) | 207 | 29 | 17,743 |
| 2024 Ram 1500 | 78 | 8 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2025 Ram 1500 | 380 | 44 | 5,000 |
| 2026 Ram 1500 | 107 | 6 | Under 10 mileages |
The linked 2015–2022 pages show NHTSA's September 15, 2026 collection, so their counts can differ from this table's.
Every 1500 year compared on NHTSA’s complaints and recalls: Ram 1500 years to avoid →
2023 Ram 1500 recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 11 recall campaigns that name the 2023 Ram 1500. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 26V495000 | Jul 30, 2026 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE |
| 25V298000 | May 8, 2025 | AIR BAGS |
| 24V754000 | Oct 10, 2024 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES |
| 24V729000 | Oct 1, 2024 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL |
| 24V653000 | Sep 5, 2024 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2023 Ram 1500 lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2023 Ram 1500.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 178 of the 207 complaints on the 2023 Ram 1500 give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA name counted: 1500. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only this one.
- Recall-file name matched: 1500.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
2023 Ram 1500 questions
What are the most common 2023 Ram 1500 problems?
NHTSA's file holds 207 owner complaints on the 2023 Ram 1500. Owners named the electrical system most often: 71 complaints, and half of the 12 that list a mileage came after 12,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 207 complaints, 11 report a crash, 2 report a fire and 4 report an injury (6 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
At what mileage do owners report problems with the 2023 Ram 1500?
Of the 29 complaints on the 2023 Ram 1500 that list mileage, the middle half came between 12,000 and 50,000 miles; 1 (3%) came after 100,000 miles, none after 150,000 and none after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem; they do not say how many miles a 2023 Ram 1500 can cover.
Is the 2023 Ram 1500 a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2023 is a good or a bad Ram 1500: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2023 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 207 complaints, the 2023 ranks 12th of the 14 Ram 1500 model years from 2013 to 2026 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2014 (1,784). The fewest: the 2024 (78).
How many recalls does the 2023 Ram 1500 have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 11 recall campaigns that name the 2023 Ram 1500. A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
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