NHTSA lists 11 complaints for the 2009 Smart Fortwo Cabrio, 2 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 2 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as SMART FORTWO CABRIO.
At a glance
Complaints
11
With crash
2
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
2
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
2
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
6
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
54.5%
POWER TRAIN
3
27.3%
VISIBILITY
2
18.2%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
9.1%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
9.1%
WHEELS
1
9.1%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
VISIBILITY
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
On April 30, 2018, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, (Mercedes-Benz) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA regarding a defect that could result in a vehicle fire starting from the engine compartment in 42,781 model year (MY) 2008 and 2009 Smart Fortwo cabrio and coupe vehicles (451 platform).According to Mercedes-Benz?s DIR, ?the rear insulation mat within the engine compartment might deform,
On December 16, 2016, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE16-016 to investigate eight complaints alleging incidents of engine compartment fire while driving or shortly after engine shutdown in model year (MY) 2008 through 2009 Smart Fortwo vehicles.The complaints appeared to indicate an increasing trend, with all eight fires occurring since January 2015.As par
Date: 2014-03-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Highline can only be operated to a limited extent or not at all; the input points (contact points) are shifted horizontally relative to the display; calibration is not possible.
10167515
Date: 2014-03-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
PreConditioning of the vehicle via the Vehicle Homepage or the instrument cluster does not function or is restricted.
10167514
Date: 2014-03-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
PreConditioning of the vehicle via the Vehicle Homepage or the instrument cluster does not function or is restricted.
10167486
Date: 2014-03-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Range does not meet customer's expectations. Customers usually differentiate as follows: 1. Total of distance driven + indicated range remaining with one HV battery charge too low 2. Actual range until the drive system shuts down too low
10167028
Date: 2014-01-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
If the Radio 9 was switched off while driving, it can switch itself back on again the next time the engine is started.
10044208
Date: 2012-04-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
SMART: HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY SOFTWARE UPDATE. *JS
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.