Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Reliability
568 NHTSA complaints (2007–2025). Complaint rate: 4655.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2019–2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500. The 2015 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 56 | 3.6% |
| ENGINE | 53 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 50 | 2.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 50 | 6.0% |
| STEERING | 43 | 2.3% |
| AIR BAGS | 43 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 32 | 31.2% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 30 | 0.0% |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | 22 | 0.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 19 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 20 | 0 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 15 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014 | — | 18 | 0 | 4 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 9 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 41 | 0 | 1 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017 | — | 15 | 0 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018 | — | 22 | 0 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 94 | 14 | 6 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020AVOID | — | 131 | 5 | 1 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021AVOID | — | 79 | 4 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022AVOID | — | 54 | 2 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023 | — | 26 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 3 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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