Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500

Owners filed 29 complaints across 10 model years of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500. The 2021 drew the most (9).

Model years10
Complaints29
Recalls102
Fires1
Deaths0

Which Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 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 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20241
2—1Unknown or OtherRoutine
20232
6——Child Seat › Harness Retainer/Chest ClipRoutine
20221
7——Tires › Tread/BeltRoutine
20219
17—1Power TrainRoutine
20205
221—Unknown or OtherRoutine
20198
38—1Unknown or OtherRoutine
20182
7——EngineRoutine
20170
1———Routine
20161
1——EngineRoutine
20150
1———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.