FaultScore

Freightliner Sprinter 2500 vs GMC C1500

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 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 GMC C1500
Complaints on file 65 161
Model years covered 2003–2022 1985–1996
Worst model year 1995
Best model year 1994
Crashes reported 2 13
Fires reported 1 8
Injuries reported 1 9
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 6.2% 19.3%

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%

GMC C1500 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 33 20.5%
Seats 28 17.4%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 6.8%
Electrical System 10 6.2%
Seat Belts 9 5.6%
Airbags 8 5.0%
Engine & Cooling 6 3.7%