FaultScore

Worst years for a Dodge Sprinter 3500

Owners have filed 113 complaints about the Dodge Sprinter 3500 with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2012. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Dodge Sprinter 3500

43 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2007 Dodge Sprinter 3500

18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Dodge Sprinter 3500 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2012 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2009 3 0 0 Airbags
2008 C 43 0 0 23,000 Airbags
2007 B 18 0 0 50,497 Airbags
2006 C 37 0 2 50,760 Engine & Cooling
2005 8 0 1 27,400 Engine & Cooling
2004 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Dodge Sprinter 3500

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 44 38.9%

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 28 24.8%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 11 9.7%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 7 6.2%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 7 6.2%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 2.7%

Worst in 2006

Lights 3 2.7%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 3 2.7%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 3 2.7%

Worst in 2008

Other & Unspecified 3 2.7%

Worst in 2006

Steering 1 0.9%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Dodge Sprinter 3500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2008 peak 6 Mar 2026

Compare the Dodge Sprinter 3500

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.