Cheap Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Air Filter

The Sprinter W906 generation ran from 2006 to 2018, with a facelift in 2013, so a 2014 and a 2018 are both post-facelift W906 examples — but fitment depends primarily on the engine code, not the year alone. If both vehicles share the same engine code (found on your V5 or via a VIN check), the air filter is very likely to be compatible, but ancillary changes can occur mid-production even within the same generation. Confirm the engine codes match and check with the breaker against your registration before buying.

The engine code matters above everything else for a Sprinter air filter, because Mercedes-Benz offered the Sprinter with several different diesel engine variants across the same production years and the intake and filtration setup follows the engine, not the model year. Two Sprinters built in the same year can require completely different air filters if they have different engine codes. Your engine code is printed on your V5 logbook or can be obtained through a VIN check, and supplying it to the breaker is the single most useful thing you can do.

The W907 is the current third-generation Sprinter, launched in 2018, replacing the second-generation W906 (2006–2018), and the two generations use different engine families, so a direct cross-generation swap is very unlikely. Even if the engine displacements sound similar, the intake systems were redesigned and the filter housings differ between generations. Treat these as separate applications and confirm any part against your exact registration and engine code with the breaker.

Body style — whether your Sprinter is a panel van, minibus, chassis cab, or Tourer — does not affect which air filter you need, because the air filter is determined entirely by the engine fitted, not by what sits on top of the chassis. Focus on matching the engine code rather than the body configuration when speaking to a breaker. This means a filter pulled from a scrapped panel van with the same engine code as your chassis cab is a legitimate candidate.

Sprinter trim designations such as Standard, Select, and Premium relate to interior specification and driver-assistance features, not to the engine or intake system, so they have no bearing on air filter fitment. The air filter is the same across trim levels provided the engine code matches. When approaching a breaker, give them your engine code and registration rather than the trim name.

The vast majority of Mercedes-Benz Sprinters sold in the UK are diesel, and the air filter applications you will encounter at a breaker will almost entirely be diesel units matched to specific engine codes such as the OM651 or OM642 families. There have been some petrol and natural gas Sprinter variants in certain markets, but these are extremely rare in UK dismantler stock. Confirm your exact fuel type and engine code with the breaker to make sure the unit pulled from their vehicle matches yours.