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2016 Ram 1500 Tradesman
Truck (Quad Cab) · 305–395 hp · 15–20 mpg combined
Sticker from
$26,145Factory MSRP, base configuration
Market
Too few listings to publish a market price.
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Track what yours is worthA fresh estimate every month, in one short email. Not an offer to buy.Start tracking37 factory options, from $50 to $4,270.
3.0L V6 Turbo Diesel Engine$4,270
RamBox Cargo Management System$1,295
5.7L V8 HEMI MDS VVT Engine$1,150
Popular Equipment Group$695
Uconnect 5.0$660
Wheel-to-Wheel Side Steps$600
Chrome Appearance Group$595
8HP70 8-Speed Automatic Transmission$500
Tri-Fold Tonneau Cover$500
Trailer Tow Mirrors & Brake Group$460
Black Tubular Side Steps$425
Anti-Spin Differential Rear Axle$370
ParkView Rear Back-Up Camera$350
Trailer Brake Control$280
LT265/70R17E Outline White Lettering On/Off Road Tires$250
Cold Weather Group$235
Uconnect 3.0$195
Single Disc Remote CD Player$195
Protection Group$150
32 Gallon Fuel Tank$125
LED Bed Lighting$100
Front & Rear Rubber Floor Mats$95
Engine Block Heater$90
3.92 Rear Axle Ratio$75
3.55 Rear Axle Ratio$75
Additional Hawaii Destination Charge$50
Spray-In Bedliner Delete−$325
Spray In Bed Liner Credit−$475
6-Speed Automatic 65RFE Transmission−$1,840
Carpet Delete—
Cloth 40/20/40 Bench Seat—
Maximum Duty Engine Cooling—
Tradesman Quick Order Package 22B—
Tradesman Quick Order Package 25B—
Tradesman Quick Order Package 26B—
Tradesman Quick Order Package 27B—
Tradesman Quick Order Package 28B—
Which 1500 is right for you?
14 trims, $26,145 to $52,320. Tap one to open it.
Tradesman305 hpExpress305 hpHFE305 hpSLT395 hpBig Horn395 hpLone Star395 hpOutdoorsman395 hpSport395 hpTradesman HFE240 hpExpress HFE240 hpLaramie395 hpRebel395 hpLonghorn395 hpLimited395 hp
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $5,515, from Rebel to Longhorn.
The numbers.
Ten configurations: rear-wheel or four-wheel drive, 8-speed automatic or 6-speed automatic.
305–395hp3.6L six-cylinder / 5.7L eight-cylinder
269–410lb-ftTorque
15–20mpgCombined · 13–17 city · 19–25 highway
RWD / 4WD8-speed shiftable automatic / 6-speed shiftable automatic
3–6Seats
4,515–5,402 lbsCurb weight
6,025–6,800 lbsGVWR
9,160–10,840 lbsMax towing
1,398–1,931 lbsMax payload
90 standard items.
Four groups, sized by how much is in each.
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- Bed length
- EPA interior volume
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Angle of approach
- Angle of departure
- Curb weight
- Maximum towing capacity
- Maximum payload
- Gross weight
- Country of final assembly
- steel wheels
- 17 x 7.0 in. wheels
- All season tires
- P265/70R17 tires
- fullsize non-matching spare tire
- underbody mounted spare tire
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- Valve timing
- Transmission
- Drive type
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- front independent suspension
- Front and rear stabilizer bar
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- Folding rear seatback
- trip computer
- tachometer
- clock
- tilt-adjustable steering wheel
- Cruise controls on steering wheel
- power steering
- cruise control
- front and rear cupholders
- front door pockets
- Single zone front air conditioning
- 2 one-touch power windows
- power door locks
- Heated mirrors
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- vinyl
- 40-20-40 split bench front seats
- 4-way manual driver seat adjustments
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- post-collision safety system
- dual front side-mounted airbags
- front and rear head airbags
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- stability control
- traction control
- child seat anchors
- Rear door child safety locks
- 4-wheel ABS
- Ventilated front disc / solid rear disc brakes
- Emergency braking assist
- tire pressure monitoring
- dusk sensing headlamps
- auto delay off headlamps
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- 3 rear headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Front center lap belt
- Rear center 3-point belt
- engine immobilizer
- AM/FM stereo
- 6 total speakers
- USB connection
- auxiliary audio input and USB with external media control
- mast antenna
2 interiors
- Black/Diesel Gray
- Black/Diesel Gray
Cloth or vinyl.
31 factory paints
- Delmonico Red Pearl Coat
- Luxury Brown Pearl Coat
- Maximum Steel Metallic Clear Coat
- Low Vol Agriculture Red
- Low Vol School Bus Yellow
- Flame Red Clear Coat
- Low Vol Light Cream
- Low Vol Dark Brown
- Low Vol Light Green
- Low Vol Timberline Green Pearl Coat
- Granite Crystal Metallic Clear Coat
- Low Vol Detonator Yellow Clear Coat
- Low Vol Holland Blue
- Low Vol Construction Yellow
- Bright Silver Metallic Clear Coat
- True Blue Pearl Coat
- Low Vol Robin Egg Blue
- Low Vol Tree Green
- Bright White Clear Coat
- Low Vol Midnight Blue Pearl Coat
- Black Clear Coat
- Low Vol Hills Green
- Low Vol Bright Green
- Low Vol Bright Red
- Black Forest Green Pearl Coat
- Low Vol Omaha Orange
- Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat
- Blue Streak Pearl Coat
- Low Vol National Safety Yellow
- Low Vol Yellow
- Low Vol Power Tan
8 of the 31 are shown on the car at the top.
Safety and recalls
17 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2016 1500.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
Basic
3 yr / 36,000 mi
Powertrain
5 yr / 60,000 mi
Rust
5 yr
Roadside
5 yr / 100,000 mi
Sold1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr
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Other years of the 1500 Tradesman.
2017 1500 Tradesman
$26,495$350 more66 colors · starting MSRP
2015 1500 Tradesman
$25,660$485 less33 colors · starting MSRP
2018 1500 Tradesman
$27,095$950 more22 colors · starting MSRPPictures show this year's car in another paint. Starting MSRP is before destination, taxes and dealer fees.