FaultScore

Audi 4000 vs Freightliner Sprinter 2500

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Audi 4000 Freightliner Sprinter 2500
Complaints on file 26 65
Model years covered 1980–1987 2003–2022
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 3 2
Fires reported 6 1
Injuries reported 0 1
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Transmission & Drivetrain Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 34.6% 6.2%

Audi 4000 by year

80 83 84 85 86 87
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 19.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 19.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 4 15.4%
Electrical System 3 11.5%
Engine & Cooling 2 7.7%
Suspension 2 7.7%
Brakes 1 3.8%
Body & Structure 1 3.8%

Freightliner Sprinter 2500 by year

03 05 06 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 14 21.5%
Airbags 9 13.8%
Electrical System 7 10.8%
Brakes 5 7.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 7.7%
Other & Unspecified 4 6.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.6%
Body & Structure 3 4.6%