Sprinter
Sprinter has 2 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2002–2011), with 10 recall campaigns and 59 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2008 (3). The component complaints name most often is engine and engine cooling (357.1 per 1,000 component mentions). The 3500 line has the most complaints, 48 over 8 model years.
Comparisons here are between Sprinter model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Sprinter only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3500 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 6.0 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| 2500 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1.4 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Sprinter complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Sprinter had?
10 NHTSA recall campaigns name Sprinter vehicles (model years 2002–2011). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 24,458, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Sprinter model line has the most complaints?
3500: 48 complaints over 8 model years (6.0 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Sprinter?
engine and engine cooling (357.1 per 1,000 mentions), tires (128.6 per 1,000 mentions), power train (100 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.