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2015 Ram Promaster 2500
Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.
23 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA
Why buy?
Transmission & drivetrain problems dominate (48% of complaints).
Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.
Complaints are overwhelmingly minor: almost none involve crashes, fires, or injuries.
Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.
The math, shown
Full methodology →Complaints filed per year
Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.
How it crashes
NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.
NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.
Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.
The road ahead
What breaks on a 2015 Ram Promaster 2500, plotted where owners report it happening.
Also reported (mileage varies): Transmission & drivetrain (11) · Engine (6) · Electrical system (5)
Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.
Transmission & drivetrain
48%11 complaints
“WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION DO UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND ALSO WHEN APPROACHING TO STOP LIGHT IT STARTS JUMPING THE SPEED AND THE TRANSMISSION …”
Engine
26%6 complaints
“PURCHASED A NEW 2015 PROMASTER 2500 IN 2015 AND EXPERIENCE ENGINE PROBLEMS AFTER 2 YEARS. IN 2020 FUEL INJECTION AND ENGINE COOLER FAN ISSUES. EACH TIME THE LIGHT BULB…”
Electrical system
22%5 complaints
“AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY BECOMES DESTROYED FROM THE CONSTANT BURNING OF THE VEHICLE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THIS ISSUE ON THIS MODEL VE…”
Fuel system
13%3 complaints
“LOSS OF POWER/ ACCELERATION MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN 2 DAYS. RESULTING IN HAVING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, UNABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOUL…”
Recalls (0)
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
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What owners say
Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.