Worst years for a Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500
Owners have filed 595 complaints about the Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2025. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.
Avoid
2019 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 250095 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.
Cleanest on record
2024 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 250017 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2024 | A | 17 | 0 | 1 | — | Brakes |
| 2023 | B | 27 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2022 | F | 64 | 5 | 0 | 6,800 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | D | 82 | 4 | 0 | 11,600 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | D | 134 | 5 | 1 | 3,400 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | F | 95 | 14 | 6 | 15,000 | Steering |
| 2018 | B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5,117 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2017 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 36,000 | Steering |
| 2016 | C | 42 | 0 | 1 | 25,000 | Airbags |
| 2015 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 49,000 | Steering |
| 2014 | C | 18 | 0 | 4 | 95,835 | Airbags |
| 2013 | B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33,500 | Airbags |
| 2012 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2011 | B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20,771 | Airbags |
| 2010 | A | 20 | 0 | 0 | 57,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2007 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2020
Worst in 2021
Worst in 2019
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2010
Exactly what failed on a Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.