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Smart Fortwo CoupeYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 23 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Smart Fortwo Coupe.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints23Top: Power trainSafety recalls22008–2016 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Smart Fortwo Coupe years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Fortwo Coupe median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/10020 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Smart Fortwo Coupe problems

All model years combined: 23 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Power train80
Structure40
Engine and engine cooling21
Fuel system, gasoline20
Service brakes, hydraulic20
Engine10
Service brakes10
Electrical system10
Steering11
2 other systems20
2 recalls

Smart Fortwo Coupe recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

79%Exterior lighting: headlights17V-179 · 2016 · Mar 16, 2017 · 2,213 vehicles82%Steering15V-192 · 2014–2015 · Mar 31, 2015 · 5,058 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Fortwo Coupe

  1. Engine Compartment FireEA17003 · 2008 · closed Aug 21, 2018
    Led to recall 18V-273
  2. Engine Compartment FirePE16016 · 2008 · closed Nov 20, 2017
    Led to recall 18V-273