Dodge Ram
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Dodge Ram 5.9L V8
This is the 5.9L V8 as the VIN decodes it on the Ram — one mechanical family, every trim it was fitted to. We decode it on 25,037 VINs across 118 factory builds, and 184 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $7,495.
- Cylinders
- 8
- Induction
- Naturally aspirated
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Fitted
- 1994–2003
◷ Updated October 18, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly
The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.
Where the 5.9L 8-cyl sits in the Ram engine lineup
Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.
1995–2003 The 8.0L 10-cyl configuration price reference is about $2,500 more — $9,995 against $7,495. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.
9 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Dodge Ram price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.
Which Ram years got a 5.9L 8-cyl engine
Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.
VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Ram report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.
118 factory configurations with this engine
Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.
2003
2 builds2002
4 builds2001
5 builds2000
5 builds1999
1 build1998
2 builds1997
3 builds1996
1 build1994
1 buildShowing the 24 most-built configurations of 118. Every 2003 Ram build →
The 5.9L 8-cyl Ram: common questions
Which Ram years have the 5.9L 8-cyl?
1994–2003, without a break — 10 model years in our VIN decode, across 118 factory configurations and 25,037 VINs.
What does a 5.9L 8-cyl Ram cost?
$7,495 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.
5.9L 8-cyl Ram on the market
Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.