Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 vs Mazda MPV

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 3500	Mazda MPV
Complaints on file	480	1,156
Model years covered	2008–2024	1989–2006
Worst model year	2016	2003
Best model year	2022	1995
Crashes reported	20	130
Fires reported	8	27
Injuries reported	11	107
Deaths reported	2	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	8.5%	22.8%

Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 by year

3 1 4 9 31 36 83 37 95 41 17 46 22 11 12 28 4

08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

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

What breaks

Brakes 66 13.8%

Airbags 62 12.9%

Stability & Traction Control 54 11.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 53 11.0%

Electrical System 41 8.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 31 6.5%

Other & Unspecified 28 5.8%

Wheels 27 5.6%

Mazda MPV by year

27 55 81 95 65 41 21 21 27 26 2 184 82 143 141 84 45 16

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 232 20.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 204 17.6%

Airbags 108 9.3%

Brakes 106 9.2%

Electrical System 85 7.4%

Body & Structure 53 4.6%

Seat Belts 51 4.4%

Tires 46 4.0%