Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500
Owners filed 438 complaints across 18 model years of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500. The 2020 drew the most (80); the 2009 the fewest (1).
Model years18
Complaints438
Recalls168
Fires12
Deaths0
Every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2023 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 40 | 7 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 45 | 18 | — | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 80 | 22 | 1 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 67 | 42 | 4 | 8 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2018 | 14 | 9 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2017 | 13 | 7 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2016 | 28 | 15 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 23 | 14 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2014 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 21 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 14 | 6 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 80 complaints concentrated in the electrical system. It carries 22 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.