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Smart Fortwo Recalls & Problems by Year

Smart Fortwo safety recalls, owner complaints and crash-test ratings for 13 model years. The 2008 model has the most complaints (140).

Owner complaints by model year
01002002005 Smart Fortwo: 2 complaints20052008 Smart Fortwo: 140 complaints1402009 Smart Fortwo: 100 complaints20092010 Smart Fortwo: 6 complaints2011 Smart Fortwo: 16 complaints20112012 Smart Fortwo: 8 complaints2013 Smart Fortwo: 25 complaints20132014 Smart Fortwo: 13 complaints2015 Smart Fortwo: 6 complaints20152016 Smart Fortwo: 21 complaints2017 Smart Fortwo: 7 complaints20172018 Smart Fortwo: 1 complaint2019 Smart Fortwo: 1 complaint2019
Recalls by model year
0122005 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls20052008 Smart Fortwo: 2 recalls2009 Smart Fortwo: 1 recall20092010 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls2011 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls20112012 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls2013 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls20132014 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls2015 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls20152016 Smart Fortwo: 1 recall2017 Smart Fortwo: 1 recall20172018 Smart Fortwo: 0 recalls2019 Smart Fortwo: 1 recall2019

The red bar marks the 2008 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

YearRecallsOwner complaintsCrashesSafety rating
2019 Smart Fortwo110n/a
2018 Smart Fortwo010n/a
2017 Smart Fortwo170n/a
2016 Smart Fortwo1215n/a
2015 Smart Fortwo061n/a
2014 Smart Fortwo0130n/a
2013 Smart Fortwo0250n/a
2012 Smart Fortwo082n/a
2011 Smart Fortwo0162n/a
2010 Smart Fortwo060n/a
2009 Smart Fortwo11003n/a
2008 Smart Fortwo21407n/a
2005 Smart Fortwo020n/a
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