Reliability & cost of ownership
Freightliner Sprinter 2500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Freightliner 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.
Freightliner Sprinter 2500 problems by model year
58 recall entries and 48 owner complaints on file across 16 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Sprinter 2500 | 7 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Sprinter 2500 | 9 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Sprinter 2500 | 8 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Sprinter 2500 | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Sprinter 2500 | 4 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Sprinter 2500 | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Sprinter 2500 | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2010 Sprinter 2500 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Sprinter 2500 | 4 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Sprinter 2500 | 5 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Freightliner Sprinter 2500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine9 complaints
- air bags9 complaints
- electrical system7 complaints
- service brakes5 complaints
- vehicle speed control5 complaints
- engine and engine cooling4 complaints
- unknown or other4 complaints
- structure3 complaints