2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 9%of 23 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,920miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, 9% of the 23 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,920 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On thursday july 9th after 9:00 pm, I was driving up route 8 in virginia from north carolina and my power steering went out. My van has suffered from substantial noise and vibration between 1600 and 2000 RPM on slight grades since the day after I purchased it. With just shy of 20,000 miles on the van, much of it going up and down grades, it is my perception that the power steering fluid hose vibrated lose. …”
NHTSA complaint #10734629, filed 2015-07, 19,920 miles“one or more of the rear-wheel speed sensors may experience an electrical failure, which potentially could lead to a disablement of the Electronic Stability Control (“ESP”) control unit functions. If ESP control unit functions are disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.”
NHTSA complaint #11691804, filed 2025-10Related service bulletins
- 10231020Jan 13, 2023Complaint Various issues including control unit programming procedure will not complete successfully/no newer software found, communication faults, or sporadic malfunction of…
- 10228805Dec 2, 2022Problem: Vehicle fails smog test Cause In the event the Engine Control Module (CDI) detects a fault with the Water Pump Short Circuit to Battery diagnostic, Fault Code P260312…
- 10206072Dec 14, 2021"The âmonitor status this driving cycle (PID 41)â can be displayed as âdisabledâ in the generic scan tool although no monitor of this group is disabled "
- 10206073Dec 7, 2021Various complaints due to aftermarket OBDII device installed
- 10189035Feb 19, 2021"eCall" Hermes Software Update
- 10187796Jan 14, 2021Replace 3rd brake lamp, remove soft top compartment cover to access.
- 10187793Jan 7, 2021Mercedes-Benz AG (?MBAG?), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that on certain Model Year (?MY?) 2013-2017 B-Class, C-Class, CLA-Class, CLS-Class, E-Class, G-Class…
- 10188420Jan 4, 2021The "Commuter route" option is activated in the settings of the MBUX multimedia system (A26/17). Therefore, the navigation system automatically detects that the vehicle is on a…
- 10144114Mar 26, 2018Check Engine Light Illuminated with Stored Fault Code P008700 in ME Control Unit N3/34 and or P008A00 in FSCU N118
- 10130513Jan 23, 2018Update of software for Common Rail Direct Injection (CDI) control unit.
Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 17% |
| 2023 | 2 | 11% |
| 2022 | 9 | 23% |
| 2021 | 9 | 20% |
| 2020 | 20 | 25% |
| 2019 | 9 | 13% |
| 2018 | 2 | 14% |
| 2017 | 3 | 23% |
| 2016 | 3 | 11% |
| 2015 | 2 | 9% |
| 2014 | 3 | 8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 5% |
| 2011 | 2 | 14% |
| 2010 | 2 | 14% |
Other parts of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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