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Notable features

Hardtop or convertible
Minuscule dimensions
Seats two
33 mpg city
Stability system, four airbags

The good & the bad

The good

Unexpectedly roomy interior
Maneuverability
Turning circle
Iconic styling
Seating position

The bad

High-speed stability
Limited cargo capacity
Rock-hard brakes
Unrefined auto-manual transmission
No cheaper than other small cars

Expert 2012 smart ForTwo review

our expert's take
Our expert's take
By Bill Jackson
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Editor’s note: This review was written in May 2011 about the 2011 Smart ForTwo. Little of substance has changed with this year’s model. To see what’s new for 2012, click here, or check out a side-by-side comparison of the two model years.

The Smart ForTwo is a car that’s been left behind in the competitive compact-car segment, and it’s not hard to figure out why.

The ForTwo is the only car I’ve driven that I can’t recommend to anyone. It’s not that I dislike everything about the Smart; some things are — OK. It’s just that the car comes with so many quirks, compromises and faults that the cons kill it in my book.

For a long time, two of the only reasons to buy a small car were that you couldn’t afford something better or you wanted better gas mileage. In that light, the ForTwo’s estimated 41 mpg on the highway and its sub-$13,000 starting price look interesting. The catch, though, is that many 2012 small cars hit 40 mpg on the highway, including the Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio. True, some of those cars require you to purchase a special version to get that mileage, but the point is, 40 mpg isn’t the ceiling it once was. There are also several small cars available near that $13K price.

Many competitors also have things the tiny ForTwo doesn’t — like rear seats. That means the best cards in the ForTwo’s hand — mileage and price — have been trumped, and it doesn’t boast much else to woo drivers.

Error in Transmission
The first flaw is the car’s transmission. I’m far from the only one to harp on the Smart’s transmission, but the issues aren’t just mechanical; the way it’s marketed is misleading.

The transmission is an automated manual one, meaning it shifts gears as a manual transmission would: You feel the clutch disengage, the gear changes and then you feel the clutch re-engage. The nose of the car dips slightly as the clutch disengages, just as a car with a stick shift does when someone is learning to drive a manual transmission. While there’s nothing wrong with this in theory, in practice the shifts take too long.

Also, the transmission is woefully inconsistent. After a week of driving the thing, I never achieved consistent acceleration and shifting. The ForTwo does seem to prefer a light touch of the gas pedal, but its shift points were all over the map. That inconsistency — more than the slow shifting and lurching — bothered me the most the more I drove the Smart. And by “bothered” I mean “enraged.”

But, like I say, part of the problem is in the marketing: Calling this transmission “automatic” or even “automated” is misleading. It doesn’t function like an automatic anything. It doesn’t work best when you put it in Drive and mindlessly mash the gas pedal; it works best when you select the gears yourself via either the gearshift or the shift paddles on the steering wheel. Once I figured that out — and committed to driving the Smart only that way — I was much more pleased with the results. The shifts still took too long and there was still a lurch, but at least I knew when it was all going to happen.

If Smart called its gearbox a sequential manual transmission it would be more accurate: You’d get the hint that you need to drive the car, just as you would one with a manual transmission.

Bottom line: If you don’t want to select gears yourself, don’t buy a Smart. It’s as simple as that.

Rough Ride
After establishing a transmission strategy, the flaw you can’t get around in the Smart is that it rides extremely roughly. It crashes over small bumps, and expansion joints in the pavement are painful. I’m not exaggerating when I say I think I got all four wheels off the ground after hitting a bump on the highway.

Part of that is due to the shortness of the wheelbase; small cars generally, but not always, ride rougher than cars with longer wheelbases. But part of it can also be blamed on the fact that the Smart ForTwo is one stiffly sprung car.

The stiffness isn’t necessarily a bad thing on smooth roads. There’s little body roll, and given that the ForTwo is a relatively tall and very narrow car, any noticeable body roll would leave you feeling like you were about to tip over.

The problem, though, is that smooth roads are hard to come by, so you really get beaten up riding in a ForTwo.

It’s so bad that, after riding my bicycle over a piece of road I’d driven in the ForTwo, I couldn’t tell you which had the rougher ride. It might have been the one with two wheels … but barely. I also thought I broke something on the ForTwo after hitting an imperfection in a road I regularly drive in other cars with no issue.

Ride quality can be subjective, but the ForTwo is so harsh it raises a very big red flag. You can shift your way around some of the transmission’s faults, but you can’t do a thing about the ride. If you’re considering a ForTwo, take it down the roughest road you can find on your test drive.

Noisy Interior
The Smart ForTwo is not a quiet little bubble of serenity; everything makes noise. The climate control system is noisy, particularly when the air conditioning is running. A great deal of road noise creeps into the cabin, and you could easily hear neighboring cars’ radios if it weren’t for the engine drowning out most everything around you.

At a time when automakers are isolating occupants from their surroundings with increasing efficiency, at least you can say Smart bucks the trend.

In the Real World
It should be obvious when you consider the issues I’ve already mentioned, but the ForTwo is not a highway tourer. In addition to its rough ride over expansion joints, it also feels like it’s being tugged into ruts in the road. Because it’s so upright, it gets moved around a lot by any degree of wind.

Thanks to a very modestly powered engine (70 horsepower), you have to do a good job of anticipating gaps in traffic when passing, or even just merging. In short, the Smart ForTwo is a handful; you must be attentive at all times. It almost feels like it’s fighting to get away from you, and it certainly doesn’t have the power to launch you out of a tight situation.

The Smart’s engine is rough at idle, so it feels like the car is jiggling in stop-and-go traffic. As you creep forward and stop, the clutch feels like it’s slipping, causing a weird sort of half-acceleration. Same thing goes when you brake: Every so often, the clutch disengages and some of your engine-braking power disappears, giving you the sensation you’re accelerating when you want to be stopping. It’s not pleasant.

For the record, there are some things about the ForTwo that are OK. For starters, there’s a relatively large cargo area in back. That was surprising given that, from the outside, I didn’t think I had room for a spare thought, let alone a week’s worth of groceries. I was wrong. Also, the ForTwo we tested had a transparent roof that brightened up the cabin quite a bit.

Also, for all the drivetrain’s faults, it has a sweet spot from about 10 mph to 40 mph. It’s still modestly powered, the transmission still takes way too long to shift and there’s still the chance that hitting a pothole will launch you into orbit, but if you can find a perfect road and content yourself with just trundling along, selecting your own gears … on a day with no wind, and perfect temperatures so you don’t have to use the climate control … you’ll experience the best the Smart ForTwo has to offer.

Safety, Reliability, Mileage & Change
The Smart ForTwo gets the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest rating, Good, in the agency’s frontal-offset, side-impact and roof-strength crash tests. It gets the next highest rating, Acceptable, for rear crash protection.

Reliability is predicted to be worse than average.

The ForTwo gets an EPA estimated 33/41 mpg city/highway, but premium gas is recommended.

The Smart ForTwo has been sold in the U.S. since the 2008 model year, with few changes beyond an occasional special edition. You can compare the 2011 model with the 2010 here.

ForTwo in the Market
The Smart ForTwo is not a fun car to drive. It doesn’t get exceptional mileage. Its tiny size means it isn’t the most practical car, even if it can handle a quick trip to the grocery store now and again. It beats you up with its rough ride, it’s noisy and it’s got an “automatic” transmission that really isn’t.

In the end, if the rest of the small-car market were composed of gas-guzzling, poorly made slugs, the ForTwo would have a chance of being competitive. As it stands, though, most of its competitors are far from that, and the ForTwo has been eclipsed.

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2012 smart ForTwo review: Our expert's take
By Bill Jackson

Editor’s note: This review was written in May 2011 about the 2011 Smart ForTwo. Little of substance has changed with this year’s model. To see what’s new for 2012, click here, or check out a side-by-side comparison of the two model years.

The Smart ForTwo is a car that’s been left behind in the competitive compact-car segment, and it’s not hard to figure out why.

The ForTwo is the only car I’ve driven that I can’t recommend to anyone. It’s not that I dislike everything about the Smart; some things are — OK. It’s just that the car comes with so many quirks, compromises and faults that the cons kill it in my book.

For a long time, two of the only reasons to buy a small car were that you couldn’t afford something better or you wanted better gas mileage. In that light, the ForTwo’s estimated 41 mpg on the highway and its sub-$13,000 starting price look interesting. The catch, though, is that many 2012 small cars hit 40 mpg on the highway, including the Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio. True, some of those cars require you to purchase a special version to get that mileage, but the point is, 40 mpg isn’t the ceiling it once was. There are also several small cars available near that $13K price.

Many competitors also have things the tiny ForTwo doesn’t — like rear seats. That means the best cards in the ForTwo’s hand — mileage and price — have been trumped, and it doesn’t boast much else to woo drivers.

Error in Transmission
The first flaw is the car’s transmission. I’m far from the only one to harp on the Smart’s transmission, but the issues aren’t just mechanical; the way it’s marketed is misleading.

The transmission is an automated manual one, meaning it shifts gears as a manual transmission would: You feel the clutch disengage, the gear changes and then you feel the clutch re-engage. The nose of the car dips slightly as the clutch disengages, just as a car with a stick shift does when someone is learning to drive a manual transmission. While there’s nothing wrong with this in theory, in practice the shifts take too long.

Also, the transmission is woefully inconsistent. After a week of driving the thing, I never achieved consistent acceleration and shifting. The ForTwo does seem to prefer a light touch of the gas pedal, but its shift points were all over the map. That inconsistency — more than the slow shifting and lurching — bothered me the most the more I drove the Smart. And by “bothered” I mean “enraged.”

But, like I say, part of the problem is in the marketing: Calling this transmission “automatic” or even “automated” is misleading. It doesn’t function like an automatic anything. It doesn’t work best when you put it in Drive and mindlessly mash the gas pedal; it works best when you select the gears yourself via either the gearshift or the shift paddles on the steering wheel. Once I figured that out — and committed to driving the Smart only that way — I was much more pleased with the results. The shifts still took too long and there was still a lurch, but at least I knew when it was all going to happen.

If Smart called its gearbox a sequential manual transmission it would be more accurate: You’d get the hint that you need to drive the car, just as you would one with a manual transmission.

Bottom line: If you don’t want to select gears yourself, don’t buy a Smart. It’s as simple as that.

Rough Ride
After establishing a transmission strategy, the flaw you can’t get around in the Smart is that it rides extremely roughly. It crashes over small bumps, and expansion joints in the pavement are painful. I’m not exaggerating when I say I think I got all four wheels off the ground after hitting a bump on the highway.

Part of that is due to the shortness of the wheelbase; small cars generally, but not always, ride rougher than cars with longer wheelbases. But part of it can also be blamed on the fact that the Smart ForTwo is one stiffly sprung car.

The stiffness isn’t necessarily a bad thing on smooth roads. There’s little body roll, and given that the ForTwo is a relatively tall and very narrow car, any noticeable body roll would leave you feeling like you were about to tip over.

The problem, though, is that smooth roads are hard to come by, so you really get beaten up riding in a ForTwo.

It’s so bad that, after riding my bicycle over a piece of road I’d driven in the ForTwo, I couldn’t tell you which had the rougher ride. It might have been the one with two wheels … but barely. I also thought I broke something on the ForTwo after hitting an imperfection in a road I regularly drive in other cars with no issue.

Ride quality can be subjective, but the ForTwo is so harsh it raises a very big red flag. You can shift your way around some of the transmission’s faults, but you can’t do a thing about the ride. If you’re considering a ForTwo, take it down the roughest road you can find on your test drive.

Noisy Interior
The Smart ForTwo is not a quiet little bubble of serenity; everything makes noise. The climate control system is noisy, particularly when the air conditioning is running. A great deal of road noise creeps into the cabin, and you could easily hear neighboring cars’ radios if it weren’t for the engine drowning out most everything around you.

At a time when automakers are isolating occupants from their surroundings with increasing efficiency, at least you can say Smart bucks the trend.

In the Real World
It should be obvious when you consider the issues I’ve already mentioned, but the ForTwo is not a highway tourer. In addition to its rough ride over expansion joints, it also feels like it’s being tugged into ruts in the road. Because it’s so upright, it gets moved around a lot by any degree of wind.

Thanks to a very modestly powered engine (70 horsepower), you have to do a good job of anticipating gaps in traffic when passing, or even just merging. In short, the Smart ForTwo is a handful; you must be attentive at all times. It almost feels like it’s fighting to get away from you, and it certainly doesn’t have the power to launch you out of a tight situation.

The Smart’s engine is rough at idle, so it feels like the car is jiggling in stop-and-go traffic. As you creep forward and stop, the clutch feels like it’s slipping, causing a weird sort of half-acceleration. Same thing goes when you brake: Every so often, the clutch disengages and some of your engine-braking power disappears, giving you the sensation you’re accelerating when you want to be stopping. It’s not pleasant.

For the record, there are some things about the ForTwo that are OK. For starters, there’s a relatively large cargo area in back. That was surprising given that, from the outside, I didn’t think I had room for a spare thought, let alone a week’s worth of groceries. I was wrong. Also, the ForTwo we tested had a transparent roof that brightened up the cabin quite a bit.

Also, for all the drivetrain’s faults, it has a sweet spot from about 10 mph to 40 mph. It’s still modestly powered, the transmission still takes way too long to shift and there’s still the chance that hitting a pothole will launch you into orbit, but if you can find a perfect road and content yourself with just trundling along, selecting your own gears … on a day with no wind, and perfect temperatures so you don’t have to use the climate control … you’ll experience the best the Smart ForTwo has to offer.

Safety, Reliability, Mileage & Change
The Smart ForTwo gets the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest rating, Good, in the agency’s frontal-offset, side-impact and roof-strength crash tests. It gets the next highest rating, Acceptable, for rear crash protection.

Reliability is predicted to be worse than average.

The ForTwo gets an EPA estimated 33/41 mpg city/highway, but premium gas is recommended.

The Smart ForTwo has been sold in the U.S. since the 2008 model year, with few changes beyond an occasional special edition. You can compare the 2011 model with the 2010 here.

ForTwo in the Market
The Smart ForTwo is not a fun car to drive. It doesn’t get exceptional mileage. Its tiny size means it isn’t the most practical car, even if it can handle a quick trip to the grocery store now and again. It beats you up with its rough ride, it’s noisy and it’s got an “automatic” transmission that really isn’t.

In the end, if the rest of the small-car market were composed of gas-guzzling, poorly made slugs, the ForTwo would have a chance of being competitive. As it stands, though, most of its competitors are far from that, and the ForTwo has been eclipsed.

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4 years / 50,000 miles
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4 years / 50,000 miles
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2 years / 24,000 miles

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Consumer reviews

4.5 / 5
Based on 29 reviews
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Comfort 4.3
Interior 4.4
Performance 4.0
Value 4.5
Exterior 4.6
Reliability 4.4

Most recent

  • This is the best, most reliable car I have owned.

    Best car, the most reliable, car I have owned. Surprisingly excellent traveling across the country, as I have done four times in the last year, absolutely zero problems.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • A perfect starter or short commuter car

    It’s a perfect car for learning to drive in! It also makes a great car for mostly city driving, and it’s the easiest car to parallel park. The only downsides are limited space and a slightly rougher ride (since it’s only a 3 cylinder).
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 4.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 3.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • Rides like a rock

    My wife loves it it is a conv so for really bad weather it rides like it has no springs or shocks scale board with on springs
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 1.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
    5 people out of 6 found this review helpful. Did you?
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  • good car "But it cuts off when driven-"Recall"

    Car cuts off ,Very bad.Recall.some one could get in a bad way realy needs some one. who could find out why,and post a answer please
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does not recommend this car
    Comfort 4.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 1.0
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  • this is my 2nd one

    this is a great little car. the new ones will be all electric. i prefer the gas models. lots of inside room & a well designed dash.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 4.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • my 2nd one

    this is my 2nd one i've owned. i love it. great little car. they are switching to all electric models. think i'll stay with gas model.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 4.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • A fun unique inner city commuter

    I mainly bought this car for marketing for my business but I ended up loving to drive on the busy crowded streets of Miami. It was easy to park and maneuver. Nothing has this capability other then maybe a motorcycle. It was great on gas but compact sedans have similar MPG so if you want lots of interior space look elsewhere. Its little 3 cylinder engine mad it zip around town and could keep up on the highway if you dared to go! The wind assist helps a lot if you find that option. Its looks and size definitely draw attention. the inside was designed well for its size. Seemed so much bigger inside then it looked from the outside. I however had lots of issues with this car and when the warranty was up it was time to go as its not cheap to service being a Mercedes Benz .
    • Purchased a New car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 4.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 3.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 1.0
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  • this is my 2nd one

    i'm 79 years old & going to a retirement home so i will have no use for it or i would keep it. this is my 2nd one. i love it.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • The Car Guy & His Smart -- 4 Years In

    Prior to purchasing my used Smart ForTwo Cabrio convertible I street drove (and drag raced at tracks located up & down the West Coast) a built-up 750 HP 1987 Buick Grand National for 17 years. I also owned a 2004 Pontiac GTO LS1 that I tweaked. After my move to Oahu I needed something MUCH smaller as the roads and parking spaces here are dinky! Being an all-out performance-oriented "Car Guy", getting a Smart was a HUGE change. I should note it has the Brabus performance wheel & tire package but not the suspension, as for some reason the original owner ordered it this way. I have owned my Smart 4 years now-- here is my "Short Take" HIGHS: (1) When driven using the paddle shifters, it's a lot quicker that it looks. (2) The looks on people's faces when you pass them at 105 MPH...in a Smart. (3) The stock suspension offers spry handling on curvy roads such as my commute route around the South Shore of Oahu (Kalanianaole Highway) (4) Excellent fuel economy (5) Super reliable..all I've done is give it gas, oil change/filter change every 10K miles, air filter every 20K, and tires-- that's it. I also detail it once a month. (6) You can actually use it to do a Costco run, as the front passenger seat folds completely flat. LOWS: (1) The designer(s) who came up with the idea of using an overly complex, electrically operated/pushbutton tailgate release mechanism Instead of a simple manually operated handle should be strung up and flogged with the lifeless body of their direct supervisor who approved it. I cannot begin to count the number of times I haven't been able to get the tailgate open and the "Emergency Tailgate Procedure" spelled out in the Owner's Manual calls for-- get this-- drilling two holes in the tailgate interior panel, then using two screwdrivers ** simultaneously ** to undo the latches that are on each side. Invariably I end up swearing and pulling the crap out of the tailgate until it gives. On one occasion I had someone push the release button while I kicked the tailgate open from the inside. (2) The Cabrio's removable roof rails, which are skinned in metal-- are susceptible to RUST-- really?? On a car where you can change out all the exterior plastic body panels in a couple of hours?? And, good luck trying to find replacements. (3) The car's OEM rear springs should be 1" shorter to get rid of the "stinkbug" look. Lowering springs are available from the aftermarket, but still.... (4) Everyone asks if they can borrow it, as it is a perfect island runner. THE VERDICT: Like a can of SPAM Classic (not Teriyaki, Jalapeno or Chorizo SPAM), it's an acquired taste at first. But, if you cook it just right you are forever hooked.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 4.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 4.0
    Value 4.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • Pleasantly Surprised

    I bought this recently, used. Surprised at how much space is actually available in the cabin. While similar to other small cars where you can hear the road noise, this car does handle very nicely. Loved discovering the hidden feature of being able to switch between automatic to manual drive if needed. It may sound silly, but it makes me smile to drive.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 4.0
    Interior 4.0
    Performance 4.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 4.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • Very Happy

    I have been looking for a smart car for sometime, now that I have bought it I'm am well satisfied with my purchase....
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Having fun
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 5.0
    Interior 5.0
    Performance 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 5.0
    Reliability 5.0
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  • Great Commuter car

    Good Commuter car, fits anywhere for parking! Used for long drives between Portland and Seattle. Gets good gas mileage.
    • Purchased a Used car
    • Used for Commuting
    • Does recommend this car
    Comfort 3.0
    Interior 3.0
    Performance 3.0
    Value 5.0
    Exterior 3.0
    Reliability 5.0
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FAQ

What trim levels are available for the 2012 smart ForTwo?

The 2012 smart ForTwo is available in 2 trim levels:

  • Passion (2 styles)
  • Pure (1 style)

What is the MPG of the 2012 smart ForTwo?

The 2012 smart ForTwo offers up to 34 MPG in city driving and 38 MPG on the highway. These figures are based on EPA mileage ratings and are for comparison purposes only. The actual mileage will vary depending on vehicle options, trim level, driving conditions, driving habits, vehicle maintenance, and other factors.

What are some similar vehicles and competitors of the 2012 smart ForTwo?

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Is the 2012 smart ForTwo reliable?

The 2012 smart ForTwo has an average reliability rating of 4.4 out of 5 according to cars.com consumers. Find real-world reliability insights within consumer reviews from 2012 smart ForTwo owners.

Is the 2012 smart ForTwo a good Coupe?

Below are the cars.com consumers ratings for the 2012 smart ForTwo. 89.7% of drivers recommend this vehicle.

4.5 / 5
Based on 29 reviews
  • Comfort: 4.3
  • Interior: 4.4
  • Performance: 4.0
  • Value: 4.5
  • Exterior: 4.6
  • Reliability: 4.4

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