2015 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500: Reliability Data

26
Total Complaints
15,750mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,000 25th Percentile
25,450 Median Mileage
39,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
8
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
POWER TRAIN
2
SUSPENSION
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"UNABLE TO READ SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WHEN THE SUN IS SHINNING. BOTH HAVE BLACK BACKGROUND WITH VERY NARROW WHITE NEEDLES. THE DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT GET BRIGHT ENOUGH TO LIGHT UP THE AREA. I HAVE PURCHASED A BATTERY POWERED LIGHT TO LIGHT UP THE DASH WHEN SUN IS BRIGHT. IT THINK THIS IS A SAFTY H..."
"ON A SUNNY DAY, I CANNOT SEE MY TURN SIGNALS. THEY ARE TOO DEM. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NORMAL. I CANNOT HEAR THEM EITHER. THIS IS A SAFTY HAZARD BECAUSE THEY COULD BE ON AND I DON'T KNOW IT OR I CAN BE PREOCUPIED TRYING TO SEE IF THEY ARE ON OR NOT."
"THIS IS A 2016 WINNEBAGO VIEW RV ON A 2015 MERCEDES BENZ 3500 CHASSIS. THE HANDLEING IS DANGEROUS. IT ROCK AND ROLLS UPON THE SLIGHTEST UNEVEN ROAD. ON SHALLOW CURVES IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO ROLL OVER. WINNEBAGO SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE MERCEDES BENZ WON'T LET THEM CHANGE AN..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) 8 complaints
25th: 17,750 mi Median: 26,678 mi 75th: 41,125 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 complaints
25th: 14,400 mi Median: 25,450 mi 75th: 43,250 mi
SERVICE BRAKES 6 complaints
25th: 5,125 mi Median: 21,000 mi 75th: 37,250 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 8 LA: 5 NC: 4 KY: 4 MI: 3 CA: 3 TN: 3 IA: 3 SC: 1 AZ: 1

Who Files Complaints?

2.7%
Original Owners
97.3%
Second+ Owners

Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2012312
2013360
2014834
2016955
2017380
2019435
2020223
2023240

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