Sprinter 3500
Owners filed 49 complaints across 8 model years of the Sprinter 3500. The 2006 drew the most (21); the 2011 the fewest (0).
Model years8
Complaints49
Recalls13
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Sprinter 3500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2006 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Other Fuel Types › Turbo/Supercharger | Routine | |
| 2005 | 14 | 2 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel | Routine | |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine |
Which Sprinter 3500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 21 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine › other fuel types › turbo/supercharger. It carries 4 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.