Most Reliable
Most Reliable Trucks
Pickup trucks ranked by Klunk Score — NHTSA owner-complaint data across every model year.
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Nissan Frontier
83 avg score 17 years covered Best year: 2025 - 2
Gmc Canyon
83 avg score 19 years covered Best year: 2021 - 3
Hyundai Santa cruz
81 avg score 4 years covered Best year: 2025 - 4
Honda Ridgeline
75 avg score 19 years covered Best year: 2015 - 5
Nissan Titan
71 avg score 15 years covered Best year: 2013 - 6
Jeep Gladiator
70 avg score 6 years covered Best year: 2025 - 7
Ford F-350
68 avg score 11 years covered Best year: 2007 - 8
Ram 3500
67 avg score 13 years covered Best year: 2023 - 9
Ford Maverick
64 avg score 3 years covered Best year: 2024 - 10
Chevrolet Colorado
64 avg score 19 years covered Best year: 2025 - 11
Ford F-250
58 avg score 11 years covered Best year: 2007 - 12
Toyota Tundra
55 avg score 25 years covered Best year: 2021 - 13
Toyota Tacoma
51 avg score 25 years covered Best year: 2023 - 14
Ram 2500
45 avg score 9 years covered Best year: 2021 - 15
Ford Ranger
43 avg score 13 years covered Best year: 2020 - 16
Ford F-150
17 avg score 10 years covered Best year: 2009 - 17
Ram 1500
9 avg score 9 years covered Best year: 2020
How this ranking works
Each model on this list is scored by averaging its Klunk Score across every model year on file. The Klunk Score is computed daily from NHTSA owner-complaint data — same dataset reporters and J.D. Power cite. Higher score = fewer documented problems per model year.
Two caveats up front: best-selling models accumulate more complaints than rare models even if they are equally reliable per capita, and newer model years naturally have less time on the road to accumulate complaints. For a per-year picture of any model on this list, click into its dashboard.
For the full methodology, see the Klunk Score methodology page.