Can the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter make a U-turn?

No. Needs more than 40 ft.

40.7ft curb to curb

0.7 ft short on a 40 ft street.
2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cargo Van 1500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD.
Tighter than 15% of 300 cars (2021).

Street width, feet

Street 40 feet curb to curb.

2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cargo Van 1500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD. Top view, to scale.

2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Cargo Van 1500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD: U-turn by street width
Street	Margin	One move
30 ft	-10.7 ft	No
34 ft	-6.7 ft	No
38 ft	-2.7 ft	No
40 ft	-0.7 ft	No
42 ft	+1.3 ft	Yes
46 ft	+5.3 ft	Yes

2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: turning circle by trim, 40 ft street
Trim	Circle, ft	Margin	One move
Cargo Van 1500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 Standard Roof I4 Gas 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
2500 144 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 Standard Roof I4 Gas 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 High Roof I4 Gas 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
1500 144 High Roof Passenger Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Passenger Van 1500 High Roof I4 Gas 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500 High Roof I4 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
Passenger Van 2500 Standard Roof I4 Gas 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500 High Roof V6 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 High Roof I4 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
2500 144 V6 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
3500 144 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
2500 170 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 High Roof I4 Gas 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
2500 144 High Roof Passenger Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Passenger Van 2500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 4500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 High Roof I4 170" Extended RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 High Roof V6 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500 High Roof I4 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 144 V6 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500 Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
3500XD 144 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500XD Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
2500 144 V6 Passenger Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Passenger Van 2500 Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
Cargo Van 4500 Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 High Roof V6 170" Extended RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500 High Roof I4 170" Extended RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500 High Roof V6 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 High Roof I4 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 Standard Roof V6 144" 4WD	43.3	-3.3 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD High Roof I4 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500XD 144 V6 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500XD Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
4500 144 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 4500 Standard Roof I4 144" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
2500 170 High Roof Passenger Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500 High Roof V6 170" Extended RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
2500 170 V6 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 High Roof V6 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD High Roof I4 170" Extended RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD High Roof V6 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 170 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500 High Roof I4 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
Cargo Van 4500 High Roof I4 170" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
4500 144 V6 Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 4500 Standard Roof V6 144" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
2500 144 Crew Van 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 Standard Roof V6 144" 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD High Roof V6 170" Extended RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 170 V6 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500 High Roof V6 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
Cargo Van 4500 High Roof I4 170" Extended RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 4500 High Roof V6 170" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Passenger Van 2500 High Roof I4 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
3500XD 170 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500XD High Roof I4 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD Standard Roof V6 144" 4WD	43.3	-3.3 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 High Roof V6 170" 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 4500 High Roof V6 170" Extended RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
2500 170 V6 High Roof Passenger Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Passenger Van 2500 High Roof V6 170" RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
3500XD 170 V6 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500XD High Roof V6 170" RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
4500 170 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 4500 High Roof I4 170" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
2500 144 Passenger Van 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Passenger Van 2500 Standard Roof V6 144" 4WD	43.3	-3.3 ft	No
Cargo Van 2500 High Roof V6 170" Extended 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
4500 170 V6 High Roof Crew Van RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 4500 High Roof V6 170" RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
3500 XD 144 High Roof Crew Van 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500XD Standard Roof V6 144" 4WD	43.3	-3.3 ft	No
2500 170 V6 High Roof Crew Van 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 2500 High Roof V6 170" 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD High Roof V6 170" 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Cargo Van 3500XD High Roof V6 170" Extended 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
3500 XD 170 High Roof Crew Van 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
Crew Van 3500XD High Roof V6 170" 4WD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
1500 Cargo High Roof w/144" WB RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
1500 Cargo Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
1500 Passenger High Roof w/144" WB RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
1500 Passenger Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
2500 Cargo High Roof Extended w/170" WB Extended RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
2500 Cargo High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
2500 Cargo High Roof w/170" WB RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
2500 Cargo Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
2500 Crew High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
2500 Crew High Roof w/170" WB RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
2500 Crew Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
2500 Passenger High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
2500 Passenger High Roof w/170" WB RWD	47.2	-7.2 ft	No
2500 Passenger Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	40.7	-0.7 ft	No
3500 Cargo High Roof Extended w/170" WB Extended RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 Cargo High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
3500 Cargo High Roof w/170" WB RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 Cargo Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
3500 Crew High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
3500 Crew High Roof w/170" WB RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 Crew Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
3500 XD Cargo High Roof Extended w/170" WB Extended RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 XD Cargo High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
3500 XD Cargo High Roof w/170" WB RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 XD Cargo Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
3500 XD Crew High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
3500 XD Crew High Roof w/170" WB RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
3500 XD Crew Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
4500 Cargo High Roof Extended w/170" WB Extended RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
4500 Cargo High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
4500 Cargo High Roof w/170" WB RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
4500 Cargo Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No
4500 Crew High Roof w/144" WB RWD	50.2	-10.2 ft	No
4500 Crew High Roof w/170" WB RWD	52.5	-12.5 ft	No
4500 Crew Standard Roof w/144" WB RWD	45.3	-5.3 ft	No

What this cannot tell you

Curb-to-curb turning circle as listed.

Mirrors and overhang need more room.

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Model-level, rule or estimate
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