Sprinter 3500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 49 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Sprinter 3500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints49Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls62003–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

Sprinter 3500 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 3500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 2 14 21 1 6 3 0

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2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2010Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls 2008Not rated–/1006 complaints · 1 recall 2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2006Not rated–/10021 complaints · 4 recalls 2005Not rated–/10014 complaints · 2 recalls 2004Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2003Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Sprinter 3500 problems

All model years combined: 49 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

21Engine and engine cooling

8Tires

4Structure

4Power train

4Service brakes, hydraulic

3Vehicle speed control

2Electrical system

2Fuel system, diesel

2Fuel system, gasoline

76 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

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	21	0
Tires	8	0
Structure	4	0
Power train	4	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	4	0
Vehicle speed control	3	1
Electrical system	2	1
Fuel system, diesel	2	0
Fuel system, gasoline	2	0
6 other systems	7	2

6 recalls

Sprinter 3500 recalls

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

Rear: springs11V-323 · 2011 · Jun 13, 2011 · 47 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-387 · 2004–2008 · Aug 6, 2008 · 465 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-134 · 2003–2007 · Mar 24, 2008 · 334 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility07V-095 · 2006 · Mar 13, 2007 · 29 vehicles Service brakes, air06V-238 · 2006 · Jul 3, 2006 · 235 vehicles Frontal: sensor/control module-inactive03V-082 · 2003 · Mar 6, 2003 · 281 vehicles