Where each one leads
Chevrolet SSR
- Against cars of the same year, the Chevrolet SSR comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 69% less often than average) than the Ram 1500 (fails 31% less often than average).
Ram 1500
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Ram 1500 uses 10.8 l/100 km, the 2006 Chevrolet SSR 15.3.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Chevrolet SSR | Ram 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2003–2007 | 1997–2026 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Chevrolet SSR | Ram 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | −69% | −31% |
| US owner complaints | 74 | 11,848 |
| Most complaints about | Structure | Steering |
| Model year with most complaints | 2005 (31) | 2014 (1,776) |
| US recall campaigns | 1 | 97 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,235 | 7,602 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 4 | 29 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Chevrolet SSR | Ram 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2021) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Chevrolet SSR | Ram 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 15.3 l/100 km (2006) | 10.8 l/100 km (2026) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).