FaultScore

Freightliner Sprinter 2500 problems

Owners have filed 65 complaints about the Freightliner Sprinter 2500 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2022. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Freightliner Sprinter 2500 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.

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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
2022 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2020 8 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2019 6 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 3 0 0 Steering
2016 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 4 0 0 Electrical System
2014 5 0 0 Airbags
2013 2 1 0 Airbags
2012 4 0 0 Electrical System
2011 1 0 0 Electrical System
2010 4 0 0 Airbags
2009 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2008 5 0 0 Airbags
2006 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 5 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 8 0 1 320,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Freightliner Sprinter 2500

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

Engine & Cooling 14 21.5%

Worst in 2003

Airbags 9 13.8%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 7 10.8%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 5 7.7%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 7.7%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 4 6.2%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.6%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 3 4.6%

Worst in 2005

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 3 4.6%

Worst in 2020

Steering 2 3.1%

Worst in 2018

Lights 2 3.1%

Worst in 2005

Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.1%

Worst in 2006

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 3.1%

Worst in 2005

Wheels 2 3.1%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Freightliner Sprinter 2500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2008 peak 4 Apr 2026

Compare the Freightliner Sprinter 2500

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