FaultScore

Freightliner Sprinter 3500 problems

Owners have filed 31 complaints about the Freightliner Sprinter 3500 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2021. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Every Freightliner 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.

03 05 06 08 10 11 12 16 17 21
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
2021 1 1 0 Other & Unspecified
2017 3 0 0 Electrical System
2016 3 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 6 0 0 Brakes
2011 2 0 0 Lights
2010 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2008 7 0 0 Airbags
2006 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2003 2 0 1 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Freightliner Sprinter 3500

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

Airbags 5 16.1%

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 4 12.9%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 3 9.7%

Worst in 2012

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 9.7%

Worst in 2012

Fuel & Propulsion 3 9.7%

Worst in 2010

Wheels 3 9.7%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 6.5%

Worst in 2016

Electrical System 2 6.5%

Worst in 2003

Lights 2 6.5%

Worst in 2017

Other & Unspecified 2 6.5%

Worst in 2017

Steering 1 3.2%

Worst in 2008

Stability & Traction Control 1 3.2%

Worst in 2010

Complaints filed over time

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

Jul 2007 peak 4 Jun 2023

Compare the Freightliner Sprinter 3500

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