Worst years for a Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500
Owners have filed 480 complaints about the Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 with NHTSA across model years 2008 to 2024. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Avoid
2016 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 350095 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Cleanest on record
2022 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 350012 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Mercedes Benz 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2023 | B | 28 | 0 | 0 | 33,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2021 | B | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2020 | C | 22 | 3 | 0 | 462 | Electrical System |
| 2019 | D | 46 | 5 | 1 | 9,550 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | B | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15,000 | Brakes |
| 2017 | C | 41 | 0 | 0 | 17,690 | Wheels |
| 2016 | F | 95 | 5 | 4 | 17,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | C | 37 | 0 | 0 | 25,450 | Stability & Traction Control |
| 2014 | D | 83 | 4 | 1 | 23,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | C | 36 | 0 | 0 | 27,800 | Airbags |
| 2012 | D | 31 | 2 | 1 | 38,200 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2011 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 49,587 | Airbags |
| 2010 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | Lights |
| 2008 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
What breaks on a Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2023
Worst in 2012
Worst in 2019
Worst in 2023
Worst in 2021
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 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 3500
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.