16,000 Miles in a Ram: 2025 Ram 1500 Ownership Review

Can the RAM 1500’s incredible luxury and smooth ride overcome its frustrating reliability issues? We spent 12 months with this pickup truck to see if it’s truly the best in its class. Appraisal Tool - https://www.edmunds.com/appraisal/ Car Listings - https://www.edmunds.com/new-cars-for-sale/ Ratings and Reviews - https://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/ 00:00 Intro 00:45 Pricing & Powertrain 02:23 What We Liked 05:43 What We Didn't Like 12:17 Value 13:42 Edmunds' Take After one year and 16,000 miles, our experience with the Ram 1500 has been a rollercoaster of high-end comfort and technical headaches. On paper, this is easily our favorite pickup truck. The turbocharged inline-six engine is a masterpiece, delivering smooth power and impressive torque that makes it one of the best powertrains in the segment. Whether we were highway cruising or testing its towing capacity by hauling a race car to the track, the Ram 1500 remained composed and incredibly capable. The interior continues to set the standard for luxury trucks. The air suspension provides a cloud-like ride, and a cabin the cabin is filled with premium materials. You get massaging seats, too. It became the go-to vehicle for staff road trips and family duties, but long-term ownership revealed some significant cracks in the veneer. More concerning were the repeated electronic glitches. From "service shifter" errors that prevented the truck from starting to a laggy infotainment system and hypersensitive hands-free driving tech, the Ram 1500 often felt unfinished. While it never fully stranded us, the frequent "phantom" warning lights and CarPlay disconnects grew tiresome for a truck costing nearly $90,000. Ultimately, while we love how the Ram drives, its inconsistent reliability makes it hard to recommend over more polished rivals like the Ford F-150. Ram 1500 Edmunds Review - https://www.edmunds.com/ram/1500/ More Edmunds Ownership Review Videos - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSQoIGhBLpT2eTLmGYwTYGAIKBOJjHnX If this kind of video is helpful to you and you want to support us making more work like this in the future, hitting the like, subscribe, and notification bell buttons goes a long way. Disclaimer: This video's description was generated with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy by the Edmunds editorial team. The video itself was created entirely by the Edmunds staff, without the use of generative AI. https://www.instagram.com/edmundscars/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/edmunds https://www.tiktok.com/@edmunds https://twitter.com/edmunds https://www.reddit.com/user/edmundscars/ #Ram1500 #Edmunds