Sprinter 2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 11 owner complaints and 9 safety recalls on record for the Sprinter 2500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints11Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls92002–2011 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Sprinter 2500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
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2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2006Not rated–/1004 complaints · 5 recalls 2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 5 recalls 2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls 2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Sprinter 2500 problems

All model years combined: 11 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Engine and engine cooling

3Power train1 crash/fire/injury

2Air bags

1Suspension

1Tires

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling	4	0
Power train	3	1
Air bags	2	0
Suspension	1	0
Tires	1	0

9 recalls

Sprinter 2500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Seats11V-324 · 2011 · Jun 13, 2011 · 47 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility09V-325 · 2007 · Aug 3, 2009 · 14 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-387 · 2004–2008 · Aug 6, 2008 · 465 vehicles Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer08V-173 · 2003–2006 · Apr 15, 2008 · 6 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-134 · 2005–2006 · Mar 24, 2008 · 334 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility07V-095 · 2005–2006 · Mar 13, 2007 · 29 vehicles Service brakes, air06V-238 · 2006 · Jul 3, 2006 · 235 vehicles Tires: valve04V-600 · 2002–2005 · Dec 23, 2004 · 23,000 vehicles Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive03V-082 · 2003 · Mar 6, 2003 · 281 vehicles