https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Smart Fortwo Coupe Electric. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:39:01 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#complaint-2125880 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Loss of most of the braking effectiveness, resulting in a collision. This vehicle had a Virginia State inspection performed the previous month and no brake failure dash lights were noted before the collision. https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#complaint-2074911 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT My 2014 SMART FORTWO has a HV System Maintenance warning that should be included with 2014-2015 HV System recall that Mercedes has. However, My VIN is not coming up on the search. The HV System is causing the car to not charge correctly at charging stations and it is causing the system battery to drain. I don't know when the HV System light came on, but it started causing the vehicle to glitch abo https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#complaint-2074264 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT My SMART ForTwo Coupe 2014 has been having a High Voltage System Maintenance alert on the dashboard. I have sought service help from AAA and PepBoys, but everyone was saying the system battery is fine. When I moved to an apartment that doesn't have electric outlets, my ability to charge was stifled. When my HV battery went under 10%, the system battery shutdown and the HV battery went into reserve https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#complaint-1906919 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT The driver was sitting a red light when flames started emerging from the hood. The driver exited the car before the entire front of the car was engulfed in flames and ultimately destroyed. It is unclear what caused the fire but it might have been a wiring harness (or at least there was a wiring harness in the front drivers area under the hood). The car is available for inspection upon request. https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#complaint-1811340 Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT The cable that connects the driver's seatbelt to the seatbelt tensioner (smart/Mercedes part number 4518600084) frayed. The car has less than 49,000 miles on it. Six of the seven strands of the cable frayed and broke, leaving just one strand connecting the driver's seatbelt to the car. I've attached photos of the tensioner as mounted in the car and removed from the car. The frayed cable is part o https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#complaint-1375194 Tue, 02 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO DEPRESS WITH NO BRAKE RESPONSE, AND A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING A BRAKE FAULT CAME ON. FORTUNATELY, DRIVER WAS ON A SLOW MOVING CITY STREET AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP USING HAND BRAKE FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP. OTHER ELECTRICAL RELATED GLITCHES IN THIS CAR CAN BE 'RESET' BY TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING. DRIVER TRIED THAT, ERROR https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#complaint-1302576 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT TWICE, SO FAR THIS YEAR, WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, AND RESTART THE SYSTEM. I CONSIDER THAT TO BE AN EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. LATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, I WAS TOLD THAT SMART USA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS NEEDED. THERE WAS NO RECALL! https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric https://plaincars.com/make/smart-fortwo-coupe-electric#recall-15V192000-smart-smart-fortwo-coupe-electric-2014 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Smart Fortwo Coupes and Convertibles, and 2014 Fortwo Coupe Electric and Fortwo Convertible Electric vehicles. The affected vehicles have steering gear mounting bolts which may break during vehicle operation.