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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Dodge Sprinter 2500 problems by model year
18 recall entries and 174 owner complaints on file across 9 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 74 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 24 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 34 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 19 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Sprinter 2500 | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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
- engine12 complaints
- power train9 complaints
- exterior lighting8 complaints
- fuel system8 complaints
- structure7 complaints