Fatal crash profile · Model

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Compared with Mercedes-Benz · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
148
Fatal crashes
148
Deaths inside
50
Other deaths
125

Between 2020 and 2024, 148 vehicles described as Mercedes-Benz Sprinter were involved in 148 fatal crashes in the United States. 50 people died inside these vehicles and 125 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other vans or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 13
2021 35
2022 30
2023 31
2024 39

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

29%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About two-thirds of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 41%
  • About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 5 11
2021 11 31
2022 11 23
2023 9 27
2024 14 33

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

7%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 30 percent of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 24%
  • About one-third of the share for all vehicles: 19%

1%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 5 percent of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 20%
  • About 5 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%

37%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About two-thirds of the share for Mercedes-Benz: 58%
  • About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mercedes-Benz All vehicles
Driver speeding 6.8% 23.6% 19.0%
Driver drinking 0.7% 20.3% 17.7%
At night 37.2% 58.1% 49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Clear 99
Cloudy 23
Rain 14
Fog, Smog, Smoke 2
Snow 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash
Category Fatal crashes
Daylight 93
Dark - Not Lighted 36
Dark - Lighted 17
Dusk 2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes
Category Vehicles
Florida 17
Texas 13
California 12
North Carolina 8
Georgia 8
Illinois 7
Ohio 7
Oregon 7
New York 6
Louisiana 5

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter by model year

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Sep 28, 2023 Charlotte County, Florida 1
Sep 22, 2023 Coosa County, Alabama 1
Sep 18, 2023 Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 1
Sep 11, 2023 Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Aug 16, 2023 Schleicher County, Texas 2
Aug 5, 2023 Gillette, Campbell County, Wyoming 1
Jul 25, 2023 Rio Arriba County, New Mexico 1
Jul 22, 2023 Blaine, Anoka County, Minnesota 1
Jul 22, 2023 Otter Tail County, Minnesota 1
Jul 15, 2023 Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1
Jun 30, 2023 Costa Mesa, Orange County, California 1
Jun 27, 2023 Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana 2
Jun 17, 2023 Houston, Harris County, Texas 1
Jun 9, 2023 Jefferson County, Indiana 1
Jun 1, 2023 Oakdale, Washington County, Minnesota 3
Apr 24, 2023 Monroe County, Indiana 2
Apr 18, 2023 Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida 1
Apr 13, 2023 Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia 1
Apr 8, 2023 Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana 1
Feb 25, 2023 Franklin, Warren County, Ohio 1
Dec 23, 2022 Chesterfield County, Virginia 1
Dec 23, 2022 Erie County, Ohio 4
Nov 27, 2022 Newton, Harvey County, Kansas 1
Nov 18, 2022 Troy, Miami County, Ohio 1
Nov 7, 2022 Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1

Compare Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with another vehicle

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.