2010 Smart Fortwo Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 149,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the body and structure of the 2010 Smart Fortwo, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 149,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“My car was in motion on the freewaywhen it seized. When stopped the engine in the back caught fire, my vehicle burned to the ground, there were recalls for this the year before, (for the 2009 Smart car) there are videos documnting this on you tube. My brother who worked for mercedes (the parent company of Smart) as a mechanic told me to see if there were any recalls.”
NHTSA complaint #11206595, filed 2019-05, 149,000 milesBody and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Smart Fortwo
3 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Smart Fortwo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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