2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 60 complaints
60
Total Complaints
28,750mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

20,750 25th Percentile
28,750 Median Mileage
78,342 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
41
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
SEATS
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
STEERING
1
STRUCTURE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2008 DODGE SPRINTER W/DIESEL ENGINE HAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. PROBLEM BEGAN AFTER ABOUT 10000 MILES OF DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THE STALLING WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT I'VE ALMOST HAD PEOPLE REAR END ME. THE PROBLEM WA..."
"2008 DODGE SPRINTER W/DIESEL ENGINE HAS HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. PROBLEM BEGAN AFTER ABOUT 10000 MILES OF DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THE STALLING WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS I'VE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT I'VE ALMOST HAD PEOPLE REAR END ME. THE PROBLEM WA..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE SPRINTER 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT HE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE BULBS. THE VE..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28