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2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Brakes Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
15%of 80 total for the year
Median mileage
725miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the brakes of the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, 15% of the 80 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 725 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

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.

“The active lane keeping assist is highly dangerous and needs to be permanently disabled or removed from the vehicle. I narrowly avoided getting into a accident. I was driving on the highway in the left lane and had to serve around some dump items that fell of the back of the truck ahead. The active lane keeping assist forced the van back into the lane and towards the junk in the road and ended up running over it. It could of been a lot worse if the object was bigger, a car, person or animal. I should be able to turn it off once! Not every time I have to restart the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11352167, filed 2020-08, 450 miles

“While driving on a highway and passing under a road sign describing the next exit, the sprinter van automatic crash avoidance kicked in, causing the van to automatically jam on the brakes and lose approximately 20 MPH while causing the wheel to pull decidedly to the left. There were no vehicles in front or behind, and thankfully enough none close enough to cause an accident. This is a fairly common occurrence, and even if the brakes do not engage, the crash avoidance alert sound will often times chime and startle the driver for other overhead obstacles like traffic signs and tunnel entries. …”

NHTSA complaint #11397255, filed 2021-02, 3,400 miles

“I have called the Mercedes dealer in Collierville Tennessee a dozen times and left messages to get the vehicle in for the recall. i cant get a return call from the Sprinter service manager there. very very frustrating and made me loose faith in the brand for customer service and a blatant disregard for my safety.”

NHTSA complaint #11454048, filed 2022-02

“I had 5 recalls completed at the MB Sprinter dealership in Pleasanton CA on 11/06/2025. Had hardly driven it 100 miles or 5 times since then when I noticed it was not always going into park. One recall had to do with not going in park when you push park button while foot on brake. I was not having that problem until the MB Sprinter dealership did the recall work. Now every 5th time or so it does not go in park when I push park button while foot on brake. Dealership insists I must pay to have this fixed even though their recall work caused it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11703605, filed 2025-12

“On 10-27-22 the van was parked in my home driveway where it had been parked overnight. The engine was running for approximately 10 minutes while loading things into the vehicle. The vehicle was in park and the hand parking brake was not engaged. Prior to leaving I noticed the dash icon showing the rear door was not fully shut and went back to close it. Once I closed the rear door it then appeared that the transmission shifted itself into neutral and the van rolled back into the garage while I was standing outside of it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11498070, filed 2022-12

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024325%
2023211%
202213%
2021818%
20201215%
2019913%
2016414%
201529%
201438%
2013210%
2012113%

Other parts of the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Electrical system
20 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
18 complaints
Engine
15 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
14 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Steering
8 complaints
Lane departure
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Fuel system
4 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
Seats
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology