Crash Test
Not Tested
Source NHTSA
MPG (up to)
City / HWY
Horsepower
305 -383
Seats
5 -6
Front passenger 3/4 w/ wheels turned.

Positive Owner Reviews

accountCircle Evelyn C
Cummins diesel work truck.
Cummins diesel motor, great pulling power, longhorn edition so it's loaded with everything, remote start. Great for long trips. Heated & ac seats. B & w hitch for pulling my 5th wheel camper pulls with no issues. Not good for mileage but it is a work truck.
accountCircle Rochelle W
The best truck for everyone's needs.
I have owned different trucks from a Ford to Toyota, Mazda, GMC, and a 3500 longhorn fully loaded and it is been the best truck so much that I own 3 longhorn truck's. If your looking for style and comfort you do not have to look for I haven't had any problems with the performances, reliability. The first thing I did was have it deleted my average miles per gallon is now 23 to 25, before it was deleted I average 14 to 16. I have taken long trips in all different trucks and cars if you have a bad hip, or back I would recommend a Dodge 3500 longhorn fully loaded truck.
accountCircle Brayanna S
Lots of space and very comfortable to ride or drive.
No problems at all. Drives nicely, extra comfortable, lots of space of kids and large dogs. Stick shift, so there's hardly any issues. Never fails, tows excellent. Extremely reliable. Comfortability is perfect. You can easily sleep in any seat you are in.
accountCircle Debra R
Love the leather and comfortable.
It had a rear view backup camera but it is not working and it has a movie screen keeps the kids entertained it is great when I lay down the seats I have enough room to take a nap myself there's enough room that I can pack in groceries care of my dogs to the vet carry supplies for the cattle we've replaced the regular bed with an easy hook up bed for our travel up for our cattle trailer plenty of room for anyone I want to carry it holds five people easy.
accountCircle Sue
Looks are everything
We love our 2012 Ram 3500. One super plus about it is that it’s the last year without the dreaded DEF. It’s been a sup truck for us, except for a few recalls we had to bring it in for(one causing the truck to come out of alignment because they didn’t do the tie rod end recall correctly) and the 3rd brake light issue with it leaking was annoying and they didn’t acknowledge it or attempt to repair. Otherwise a fabulous truck!
accountCircle Tim H
Awesome truck plenty of power to pull anything you want.
Can pull anything I need to pull. No issues with it at all just maintenance stuff that's it. The motor has excellent power. It just has the mid grade interior. Updated the radio to navigation in it. Only problem I had was the headlight wires the plug was an issue. All I did was buy new headlights and works perfect now.
accountCircle Debra. R
Our Dodge RAM 3500 also has a movie screen which is great when hauling kids.
We've had no problems with this truck it has been the best truck we've ever owned perfect we haul cattle home hey use it to pick up supplies checks field perfectly it is been the best truck we've ever owned it has an automatic transmission which we never had before and it has been very nice with no problems.
accountCircle george g
It's a truck. It is my baby and it must be treated very kindly.
The shocks have worn out so the ride is not very comfortable anymore. I love the color of the truck. It is also very good for pulling heavy loads and it has great performance.

Negative Owner Reviews

accountCircle Ashley B
Spacious truck with one downfall of a recall on the shifter slipping.
The ram 3500 is an excellent truck when it comes to comfort and space. The back seat has enough room for car seats without losing leg room in the front seats. The ram has a recall for the shifter slipping into gear without the truck on or the foot on the brake. If you can ensure that the problem is fixed then it is a great truck that I would highly recommend!

Ram 3500 Models

Models also known as Trim Levels, are used to identify a vehicle's level of equipment or special features.

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ST
305-383 HP 6 Seats
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SLT
305-383 HP 6 Seats
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Laramie
305-383 HP 6 Seats
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Lone Star
350 HP 5-6 Seats
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Big Horn
350 HP 5-6 Seats
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Outdoorsman
350 HP 5-6 Seats
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Laramie Longhorn
350 HP 5-6 Seats
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Laramie Limited
350 HP 5-6 Seats
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2012 Ram 3500 Owner Reviews

4.46
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5 stars 54%
4 stars 38%
3 stars 8%
2 stars 0%
1 star 0%
accountCircle Sue on December 1, 2020
Looks are everything
We love our 2012 Ram 3500. One super plus about it is that it’s the last year without the dreaded DEF. It’s been a sup truck for us, except for a few recalls we had to bring it in for(one causing the truck to come out of alignment because they didn’t do the tie rod end recall correctly) and the 3rd brake light issue with it leaking was annoying and they didn’t acknowledge it or attempt to repair. Otherwise a fabulous truck!
accountCircle L M on October 3, 2020
It was a certified pre-owned. But, it was not done properly by the dealership.
Love the acceleration. The sound system is great. But, it has a problem with exhaust getting into the cab.

Ranks #9 Full Size Pickup Trucks by Owners

The 2012 Ram 3500 has an average owner rating of 4.46 out of 5 which ranks it #9 of 15 other Full Size Pickup Trucks.

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