Used car safety, rank #124 of 181
Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD Safety Rating (2019-20)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2019-20 Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD, a large pickup, compared with its class and with the current model.
The 2019-20 Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 51 per million registered vehicle years against a large pickups average of 28.5, which is 79% above the class average. That places it #124 of 181 used vehicles with a safety score of 35.4/100.
What the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed death rate means
At 51 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD is 79% worse than the large pickups average of 28.5. The 95% confidence interval is 1 to 100, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 83 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed. It is higher than the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for heavier vehicles. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used pickups
The safest large pickups in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD highlighted. It ranks 9 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the Toyota Tundra Double Cab short bed 4WD at a death rate of 12.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Tundra Double Cab short bed 4WD | 2018-20 | 12 (0 to 28) | 73.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Extended Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 14 (0 to 31) | 71.6 | n/a | n/a |
| Ram 1500 Classic Quad Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 23 (0 to 49) | 63.4 | n/a | n/a |
| GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 24 (9 to 38) | 61.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 25 (14 to 37) | 59.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Ram 1500 Crew Cab short bed 2WD | 2019-20 | 28 (0 to 63) | 56.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford F-150 SuperCab 4WD | 2019-20 | 29 (3 to 55) | 54.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Ford F-150 SuperCrew 2WD | 2019-20 | 30 (5 to 55) | 54.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD (this page) | 2019-20 | 51 (1 to 100) | 35.4 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for large pickups: 28.5 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.
| Model year | Model | IIHS award | New-car score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ram 1500 | No award | 62.5 |
New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 35.4 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD
No recalls on record for the 2020 model year.
Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD: Common Questions
Is the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 51 per million registered vehicle years for the 2019-20 Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD, 79% above the class average (28.5 for large pickups). That earns a used-car safety score of 35.4 out of 100 and rank #124 of 181 used vehicles.
What is the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD driver death rate?
51 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 1 to 100. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed died at a rate of 83 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2019-20 models.
How does the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD compare with other large pickups?
The large pickups class averages 28.5 driver deaths per million; the Ram 1500 Classic Crew Cab short bed 4WD sits at 51. Among the 9 large pickups compared above it ranks 9 by safety score; the top of that group is the Toyota Tundra Double Cab short bed 4WD with a death rate of 12.