2015 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 20 complaints
20
Total Complaints
45,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

19,920 25th Percentile
45,000 Median Mileage
91,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
2
STEERING
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
AIR BAGS
2
SUSPENSION
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V764000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. A SECOND AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTAC..."
"ON THURSDAY JULY 9TH AFTER 9:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING UP ROUTE 8 IN VIRGINIA FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY VAN HAS SUFFERED FROM SUBSTANTIAL NOISE AND VIBRATION BETWEEN 1600 AND 2000 RPM ON SLIGHT GRADES SINCE THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED IT. WITH JUST SHY OF 20,000 MILES ON THE VA..."
"ON THURSDAY JULY 9TH AFTER 9:00 PM, I WAS DRIVING UP ROUTE 8 IN VIRGINIA FROM NORTH CAROLINA AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. MY VAN HAS SUFFERED FROM SUBSTANTIAL NOISE AND VIBRATION BETWEEN 1600 AND 2000 RPM ON SLIGHT GRADES SINCE THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED IT. WITH JUST SHY OF 20,000 MILES ON THE VA..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 6 NY: 6 VA: 3 TX: 2 MI: 1 NC: 1 NM: 1

Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2014251

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