Vehicle report
2009 Ram 2500
Fair price, market signal, reviews, and common issues — all in one place. Tuned to ZIP 43215 (from your location).
Fair price range
$2,950
$2,600 — $3,350
low confidence
Why low confidence?
We don't have direct listings for this exact model — we're showing a segment-average estimate. Treat the range as directional.
Est. out-the-door
$3,814
$3,439 — $4,243
What's OTD?
Out-the-door is the total check you actually write — asking price + sales tax + doc fee + registration. Reddit “what I paid” reports are usually OTD, so this is the honest number to compare against.
Listing: $2,950 + $214 tax + $500 doc + $150 reg = $3,814
What's shaping this price
- Age (17 yrs)−$25,376
13%/yr for midsize
- Mileage (40,000)+$344
164,000 under expected
Local market signal · 432xx
Avg days on market
47
from 30 comparable listings
30-day price trend
↓ 1.9%
cooling
Prices for this trim in 432xx are trending down — a buyer's edge right now.
Price over its life
Anchored on today's Marketcheck typical price, traced back through segment depreciation to estimate what it cost new.
Next 5 years (forecast)
Projected from today's typical price using the segment's annual depreciation rate, with a small penalty for accumulated mileage. Rough forecast — actual resale value swings with the used-car market.
Get your ZIP-tuned estimate
Prices vary by region. See what a 2009 Ram 2500 sells for in your area.
Potential monthly cost of ownership
Loan + insurance + gas — the three big monthly line items.
Estimated monthly total
Loan + insurance + gas
$276/mo
Auto loan
72 months · 10% down · 7.5% APR (national avg)
$46/mo
Insurance
Full coverage · Ohio average for midsize cars
$90/mo
Gas
24 mpg combined · $3.35/gal · 1,000 mi/mo
$140/mo
Estimated payments — actual rates depend on credit, coverage, and driving.
$5,980over 5 yrs
~$1,196/yr
Depreciation
$1,480
Segment: midsize
Maintenance
$4,500
segment ballpark
Depreciation projected from segment averages against today’s typical price; maintenance is an AAA-derived segment ballpark. Loan, insurance, and gas are covered in the Affordability section above.
No NHTSA crash-test ratings on record for this year / model.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger vehicles, and 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Chrysler is recalling certain 2009-2010 RAM 4500 Cab Chassis, RAM 5500 Cab Chassis, RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Dakota, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Chrysler is also recalling certain 2009 RAM 3500, RAM 2500, RAM 4500 Cab Chassis, RAM 5500 Cab Chassis, Dodge Durango, Chrysler Aspen, RAM 3500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Wrangler, Chrysler 300, Dodge Dakota, Dodge Challenger, and Dodge Charger vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these passenger air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
18V021000 · Sep 1, 2018
Let AI do the car-buying homework for you.
Kerbside pulls from multiple sources and synthesizes what actually matters — no more 15 open tabs, no more piecing it together from KBB, Edmunds, MotorTrend, Reddit, and YouTube on your own.
AI synthesis
Powered by Claude
- Reviewer summary — what pro reviewers and real owners agree — and disagree — on
- Common issues to watch for — model-specific problems, ranked by severity, with sources
- What real buyers paid — actual out-the-door prices extracted from Reddit threads
Ownership economics
Real market data
- 5-year total cost of ownership — depreciation + fuel + insurance + maintenance, itemized
- EPA fuel economy — real MPG + annual fuel cost for this trim
- Safety ratings + recalls — official NHTSA scores and every open campaign
Curated sources
So you don't have to search
- Top 5 editorial reviews — from MotorTrend, C&D, Edmunds, Autoblog, and more
- Top 5 video reviews — ranked YouTube reviews for this exact year and trim
- Top 5 owner threads — real ownership discussions from auto subreddits
~15 seconds to compile • pulls fresh data from multiple sources every time • cached for you locally
Currently free while in preview. Will become part of Kerbside Premium.