Reliability & cost of ownership
Freightliner Sprinter 3500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Freightliner Sprinter 3500? 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.
Freightliner Sprinter 3500 problems by model year
149 recall entries and 21 owner complaints on file across 22 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Sprinter 3500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 Sprinter 3500 | 11 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Sprinter 3500 | 17 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Sprinter 3500 | 36 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Sprinter 3500 | 8 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Sprinter 3500 | 7 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Sprinter 3500 | 11 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Sprinter 3500 | 9 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Sprinter 3500 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Sprinter 3500 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Sprinter 3500 | 3 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Sprinter 3500 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 Sprinter 3500 | 4 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 Sprinter 3500 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Sprinter 3500 | 6 | 7 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Sprinter 3500 | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Sprinter 3500 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2005 Sprinter 3500 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 Sprinter 3500 | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 Sprinter 3500 | 4 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Sprinter 3500 | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Sprinter 3500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Freightliner Sprinter 3500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags5 complaints
- engine and engine cooling3 complaints
- wheels3 complaints
- vehicle speed control3 complaints
- service brakes3 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system2 complaints
- exterior lighting2 complaints