Sprinter 2500
The Sprinter 2500 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2002 to 2011: 9 recall campaigns (21 model-year entries) and 11 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is engine and engine cooling (363.6 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (272.7).
The 2006 model year has the most complaints (4). Recall campaigns peaked in 2008 with 3; complaints were received in the largest number in 2005 (4). Within Sprinter, this line ranks 2 of 2 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Sprinter 2500 NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 23,000 |
| 2003 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 1 | 73% | 23,287 |
| 2004 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 1 | 73% | 23,471 |
| 2005 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 3 | 218% | 23,834 |
| 2006 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 4 | 291% | 1,069 |
| 2007 Sprinter 2500 | 2 | 2 | 145% | 479 |
| 2008 Sprinter 2500 NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 465 |
| 2011 Sprinter 2500 NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 47 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Sprinter 2500 complaints (11 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Sprinter model lines
- 3500 13 recalls · 48 complaints
- 2500 21 recalls · 11 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Sprinter 2500 model years have the most recalls?
2005 (5), 2006 (5), 2003 (3). Across model years 2002–2011 there are 9 distinct campaigns.
Which Sprinter 2500 model year has the most complaints?
2006, with 4 of the line's 11 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Sprinter 2500 complain about?
engine and engine cooling (363.6 per 1,000 mentions), power train (272.7 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (181.8 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 recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.