2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Cargo van / Large van

2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Tested: 2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Driver protection

Feature Availability
Standard front airbag
Standard side curtain airbag
Standard seat belt pretensioner
Standard seat belt force limiter
Effective seat belt reminder

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Feature Performance
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0
Standard system
G
Front crash prevention: pedestrian
Standard system
A

Seat belt reminder

Evaluation criteria Rating
Meets minimum specifications
Unbelted occupant alert (audible & visual)
Initiation time Yes
Duration Too short (8-89 seconds)
Volume No
Audio frequency Yes

About the seat belt reminder evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

System details

  • standard Active Brake Assist
Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
G

Passenger car target

Test run Speed reduction Timely warning?
31 mph/target centered Collision avoided Yes
31 mph/target off-center Collision avoided Yes
37 mph/target centered Collision avoided Yes
37 mph/target off-center Collision avoided Yes
43 mph/target centered Collision avoided Yes
43 mph/target off-center Collision avoided Yes

Motorcycle target

Test run Speed reduction Timely warning?
31 mph/target centered Collision avoided Yes
31 mph/target off-center Collision avoided Yes
37 mph/target centered Collision avoided Yes
37 mph/target off-center Collision avoided Yes
43 mph/target centered Collision avoided Yes
43 mph/target off-center 20 mph No

Semitrailer

Only warning is tested with the semitrailer.

Test run Timely warning?
31 mph/target centered Yes
37 mph/target centered Yes
43 mph/target centered Yes

About the front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

System details

  • standard Active Brake Assist
Evaluation criteria Rating
Overall evaluation
A

Crossing child — day

  • In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 9 mph.
  • In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 14 mph.

Crossing adult — night

  • In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle avoided a collision.
  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, impact speed was reduced by 18 mph.

Parallel adult — night

  • In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision when using its high beams. When using its low beams, this vehicle failed to slow.
  • In the 37 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 26 mph when using its high beams and a warning was issued 2.1 seconds before impact. When using its low beams, this vehicle failed to slow and a warning was issued 0.7 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test