Pontiac Trans AM vs Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500

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	Pontiac Trans AM	Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500
Complaints on file	196	480
Model years covered	1969–2002	2008–2024
Worst model year	2002	2016
Best model year	1998	2022
Crashes reported	18	20
Fires reported	6	8
Injuries reported	9	11
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	17.9%	8.5%

Pontiac Trans AM by year

1 2 1 1 2 10 10 3 1 1 2 10 1 13 5 8 14 22 23 13 10 43

69 77 79 80 82 84 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Brakes 24 12.2%

Engine & Cooling 23 11.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.2%

Body & Structure 17 8.7%

Electrical System 13 6.6%

Steering 13 6.6%

Lights 13 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.6%

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%