Where each one leads
Dodge Ram
- Against cars of the same year, the Dodge Ram comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 22% less often than average) than the Ford Explorer Sport Trac (fails 6% more often than average).
Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
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
| Dodge Ram | Ford Explorer Sport Trac | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1981–2011 | 1997–2010 |
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
| Dodge Ram | Ford Explorer Sport Trac | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.7% | 2.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | −22% | +6% |
| US owner complaints | 4,074 | 720 |
| Most complaints about | Service brakes, hydraulic | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | 1996 (625) | 2001 (167) |
| US recall campaigns | 63 | 7 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,128 | 470 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 52 | 17 |
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).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Ram | Ford Explorer Sport Trac | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | — | 14.8 l/100 km (2010) |
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).