Reliability & cost of ownership
Dodge Sprinter 2500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Dodge Sprinter 2500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Dodge Sprinter 2500 problems by model year
36 recall entries across 9 model years and 176 owner complaints across 10 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Sprinter 2500 | Not confirmed | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 Sprinter 2500 | 4 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 74 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 24 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 34 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 21 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 12 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 5 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Sprinter 2500 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Sprinter 2500 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Dodge Sprinter 2500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags70 complaints
- engine and engine cooling31 complaints
- electrical system21 complaints
- engine13 complaints
- power train9 complaints
- exterior lighting8 complaints
- unknown or other7 complaints
- structure7 complaints