How many Smart recalls and owner complaints are on file with NHTSA?

5 recalls and 279 owner complaints across 8 Smart model-year entries in the NHTSA record.

Which Smart has the most owner complaints?

The 2008 Smart Fortwo leads with 139 NHTSA complaints, followed by the 2009 Fortwo (100).

ProblemsByVin Index / SMART

8 vehicles · 8 model years

Smart problems by year

5 recalls and 279 owner complaints across Smart's lineup. Pick a year to see specific issues, recall campaigns, and known trouble spots.

Smart problems by category 2 categories with documented patterns

Aggregated complaint data for Smart across all model years, broken out by NHTSA problem category. Each page below carries author commentary on what specifically goes wrong, the worst-affected year-models, and what to check before you buy.

engine problems

63 complaints across Smart's lineup

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powertrain problems

Fortwo

1 recall · 139 complaints · reliability 3.7/5

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