The Used Car Index

2010 Smart Fortwo problems

NHTSA lists 6 complaints for the 2010 Smart Fortwo, 0 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as SMART FORTWO.

At a glance

Complaints
6
With crash
0
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
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
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE350.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM116.7%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE116.7%
POWER TRAIN116.7%
STRUCTURE116.7%
VISIBILITY116.7%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
STRUCTUREBODY1
VISIBILITYDEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1

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.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

6 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
EQUIPMENT1

10167526

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
FORTWO6

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