Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 vs Chrysler LHS

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	Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500	Chrysler LHS
Complaints on file	595	1,430
Model years covered	2007–2025	1993–2004
Worst model year	2019	1994
Best model year	2024	2001
Crashes reported	28	108
Fires reported	14	35
Injuries reported	12	85
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance	Steering
Share of complaints involving harm	9.1%	15.9%

Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 by year

1 2 20 17 9 15 18 9 42 15 24 95 134 82 64 27 17 4

07 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

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

What breaks

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 84 14.1%

Electrical System 66 11.1%

Engine & Cooling 59 9.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 55 9.2%

Other & Unspecified 52 8.7%

Steering 46 7.7%

Brakes 46 7.7%

Airbags 44 7.4%

Chrysler LHS by year

2 509 252 185 105 5 218 115 31 3 2 3

93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Steering 200 14.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 172 12.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 152 10.6%

Engine & Cooling 141 9.9%

Brakes 99 6.9%

Electrical System 98 6.9%

Body & Structure 87 6.1%

Suspension 76 5.3%