Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

New York safety inspections

Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2018.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Year by year

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

• Vehicle speed control2
• Service brakes2
• Suspension1
• Structure1
• Steering1
• Engine1
• Electronic stability control (esc)1
• Electrical system1

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 109 Sprinter vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 36 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count

In New Zealand

220 Sprinter cars are on the New Zealand register; 5% arrived as used imports.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

In the Netherlands

12,544 Sprinter cars are on Dutch roads; 14% arrived later as imports, and 4,077 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new

In Finland

7,382 Sprinter cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 0% petrol, 99% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0

In the United Kingdom

1,903 Sprinter cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

22,514 Sprinter cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 71% passed first time, against 68% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.

Why they fail

Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests of cars only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

New registrations in Europe

38,485 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Germany (904), Spain (153), Poland (138).

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Real-world fuel consumption

39,732 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans registered in Europe between 2021 and 2024 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Diesel versions average 10.5 l/100 km on the road, against 9.4 l/100 km in the official WLTP test — 13% more.

Litres per 100 km: total fuel used divided by total distance driven, from the car's own fuel consumption meter (OBFCM), collected in 2024 by the manufacturers, mostly remotely, and by national authorities. WLTP figures are the type-approval CO₂ values converted to litres. Hybrids, including mild hybrids, do not plug in; plug-in hybrid figures include the distance driven on electricity. European Environment Agency, Real-world CO₂ emissions from cars and vans · CC BY 4.0

EU safety alerts

Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the Sprinter in at least 12 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0