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What 61 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Mercedes-benz Sprinter 3500 Cargo Van

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (61)Crash / fire / injury (5)Transmission & drivetrain (14)Brakes (13)Airbags (12)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (12)Speed control (10)Electrical system (9)Wheels (7)Engine (4)Body & structure (2)Fuel system (2)

2 of 61 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters

Nov 19, 2021Transmission & drivetrainSpeed controlFuel system

trucks cut speed limit 65 to 10 normal highway i do understood %35 degrees slow down but its only %2 degrees uprise there is no power at engine rpm is shows less then 1 rpm and even if press the gas pedal all the way the truck does not accelerate like truck is lock right there very dangers any one drive back of me they are not accept that much speed change they are in dangers scarr to drive truck be couse same one get git back of truck and can get kill

NHTSA ODI 11440985

Oct 18, 2020Transmission & drivetrainSpeed controlFuel system

MB SPRINTER HAS FAULT THAT GENERATES INSTRUMENTS INDICATORS OF ABS, SKIDDING AND ANOTHER. BEFORE THIS OCCURRED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING BECAME ERRATIC AND WHEN BREAKING THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND ALSO MADE BRAKES UNLESS. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT WAS ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL.

NHTSA ODI 11365059

Working with the data? Download all 61 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Mercedes-benz Sprinter 3500 Cargo Van verdict →