2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
The 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a van; vehicles over 8,500 lb GVWR are not certified for fuel economy by the EPA, so this page is built from NHTSA's recall, complaint and investigation records. NHTSA lists 25 recall campaigns for this model year, 3 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of F. Owners have filed 103 complaints, most often about the electrical system.
Specs & fuel economy
Source: EPA fueleconomy.govNo EPA fuel-economy record: the EPA does not certify vehicles over 8,500 lb GVWR. Recall, complaint and investigation data below come from NHTSA.
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Recalls (25)
Source: NHTSA recall databaseStructure
VS3TREWANStructure
VS3QUERTRStructure
VS3ROHRAHElectrical System
VS3KOMBAUSVisibility
8297010Power Train
22V2790611,2,3Electrical System
VS2SIMKOM/VS3SIMKOMBack Over Prevention
VS3KOMRUEElectrical System
VS3PA27 ERI/EROService Brakes, Hydraulic
VS3BRESCHEBack Over Prevention
VS3UXPOBOXElectrical System
VS3DREHSELStructure
VS3TURSCHASteering
NV3LETULPXElectrical System
VS3DISPKILatches/Locks/Linkages
VS3SCHIEBTService Brakes, Hydraulic
VS3BREBOLBack Over Prevention
VS3RUECONElectrical System
VSXHERMPOSService Brakes, Hydraulic
VS3BREPBSteering
NV3LETULPEService Brakes, Hydraulic
VS3MONTLAUFuel System, Gasoline
VS3SCHELLEElectrical System
VS3DREHSIKNHTSA defect investigations
Power Train:Automatic Transmission — Vehicle Rolls Away While in Park closed
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened this PE after receiving 11 Vehicle Owner Questionnaires (VOQs) alleging that Model Year (MY) 2019 Mercedes-Benz (MB) Sprinter vans, configured for use as Amazon delivery vehicles or ambulances, roll away shortly after being shifted to park using the Auto-P function. A rollaway vehicle with no operator behind the steering wheel could potentially strike pedestrians, moving or parked vehicles or buildings, resulting in injury, fatality and/or property damage. Analysis of data provided by MB in response to the ODI Information Request (IR) letter showed a high failure rate. Following dis
Opened Aug 2, 2021 · closed May 27, 2022 · action PE21019
Owner complaints
Source: NHTSA complaint database4 involved a crash · 2 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported
Filed per year: 2020: 8 · 2021: 22 · 2022: 35 · 2023: 18 · 2024: 10 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 3
Most-cited components
What owners describe
Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.
Crash ratings
Source: NHTSA NCAP| Configuration | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN AWD | not rated | not rated | not rated | ★☆☆☆☆ | 99% |
| VAN RWD | not rated | not rated | not rated | ★☆☆☆☆ | 92% |
| VAN RWD | not rated | not rated | not rated | ★☆☆☆☆ | 99% |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.
Other Sprinter model years
2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
1 recalls · 2 complaints
D2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
4 recalls · 16 complaints
F2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
7 recalls · 36 complaints
F2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
7 recalls · 49 complaints
F2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
18 recalls · 62 complaints
F2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
51 recalls · 115 complaints
F2018 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
10 recalls · 25 complaints
F2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
9 recalls · 41 complaints
F2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
16 recalls · 92 complaints
Sources & method
Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.
EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.