Ram 3500
2016 only
2016 Ram 3500 have 173 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 14 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Tie rods, linkage, shaft and column, typically surfacing around 57,588 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2016 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Ram 3500 report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2016 only
Median onset: 57,588 miles. 9.7% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $270–$510 nationally.
Median onset: 7,007 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 20,000 miles.
Median onset: 61,621 miles. 44.4% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 11,850 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 5,830 miles.
Tends to show up earlier than this model's other issues.
Median onset: 19,000 miles.
Median onset: 24,000 miles.
More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $260–$1,910 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2016 model year. See the full Ram 3500 report for every year and full specs/safety data.