2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 problems
NHTSA has received 63 complaints about the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, and 21% of them involve brakes. After that come cruise control (19%) and stability control (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 63 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 25,000 miles 53 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 24 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 53 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 24,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 18,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 with enough data (56 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 15 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
This vehicle has had 4 separate wheel sped sensor failures. When each incident occurred, the vehicle will accelerate on its own and at the same time the ABS will not allow full braking pressure while underway. You will hear the ABS sound like it's sliding on a slippery surface in any condition. As the vehicle accelerates and braking pressure is greatly reduced, it is sometimes necessary to quickly shove the vehicle in neutral to keep from hitting anything ahead.
While driving the rv on a highway refrigerator came completely out of cabinet and when I turned it fell out into the middle of rv aisle
While driving, three warning lights illuminated advising I had lost my ABS and my cruise control failed. The vehicle soon went into limp mode. Both rear wheel ABS speed sensors failed and were replaced by a mercedes sprinter dealer. I soon discovered this is a very common failure. The vehicle only had 32000 miles on it when the problem occurred. The service agent said it was a very common problem on the sprinter rv vehicles.