Freightliner Sprinter 2500
Owners filed 49 complaints across 22 model years of the Freightliner Sprinter 2500. The 2020 drew the most (7).
Which Freightliner Sprinter 2500 years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Freightliner Sprinter 2500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 7 | 17 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 4 | 36 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2015 | 2 | 8 | — | — | Wheels | Routine | |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | — | — | Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers | Routine | |
| 2010 | 4 | 5 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Structure | Routine | |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.