2008 Smart Fortwo Coupe Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 20 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 38,326miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine of the 2008 Smart Fortwo Coupe, 5% of the 20 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,326 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Several times my 2008 Smart will not go into reverse gear.or start sometimes as explained in many other post here. Mb said that its my clutch assemby, mb report says (1) transmission need to be removed inspect clutch disk pressure plates and thowout bearing/ clutch will not teach in causing engine lamp cost $1359.00 and if that dont work (2) clutch assemby replacement of clutch thowout bearing pressure plate if needed when transmission is out parts only $1031.20 this car only has 38,326 miles on it I am the 2nd owner pad got the car with 4,500 miles on it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10777782, filed 2015-09, 38,326 milesEngine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2008 Smart Fortwo Coupe
7 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Smart Fortwo Coupe
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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