Fatal crash profile · Model

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

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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

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%

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

2023 10 crashes
2021 15 crashes
2019 26 crashes
2018 11 crashes
2016 24 crashes
2015 11 crashes
2014 12 crashes

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

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Apr 26, 2021	Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida	SR-616	1
Apr 13, 2021	Davie, Broward County, Florida	S PINE ISLAND RD	1
Apr 3, 2021	Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey	SR-29	1
Mar 25, 2021	Franklin, New London County, Connecticut	SR-32 WINDHAM RD	1
Feb 24, 2021	Lexington County, South Carolina	SR-279	1
Feb 11, 2021	Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia	I-75	1
Feb 4, 2021	Clark County, Nevada	I-15	2
Feb 3, 2021	Park City, Summit County, Utah	SAINT MORITZ STRASSE	1
Jan 17, 2021	Addis, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	SR-1	1
Jan 11, 2021	Oldham County, Texas	US-385	1
Dec 21, 2020	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois	W 63RD ST	1
Dec 14, 2020	Milford, Ellis County, Texas	I-35E/PURPLE HEART TRL	2
Nov 19, 2020	Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina	SSR-1430 KANNAPOLIS PKWY	1
Sep 11, 2020	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas	I-20 LBJ FWY	1
Sep 9, 2020	Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia	I-75 S	1
Jul 16, 2020	Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia	I-81	1
Jul 10, 2020	Livingston County, Illinois	2900 RD N	1
Jun 23, 2020	Newburgh, Orange County, New York	I-84	1
May 30, 2020	Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York	SR-25 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD	1
Jan 31, 2020	Orange County, Florida	sr-50	1
Jan 28, 2020	Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia	I-75 NORTH	1
Jan 17, 2020	Marshall County, Illinois	SR-29	2
Jan 5, 2020	Marion County, Florida	SR-326	2

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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.