Fatal crash profile · Model

smart Fortwo

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 59
Fatal crashes: 59
Deaths inside: 49
Other deaths: 14

Between 2020 and 2024, 59 vehicles described as smart Fortwo were involved in 59 fatal crashes in the United States. 49 people died inside these vehicles and 14 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.

Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	8
2021	19
2022	11
2023	12
2024	9

Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.

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Deaths

Who died in these crashes

78%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About the same as the share for smart: 77%
About 1.5 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	9	0
2021	12	8
2022	11	1
2023	11	1
2024	6	4

Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.

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Crash factors

Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for smart: 8%
About 45 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About the same as the share for smart: 17%
About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%

54%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About the same as the share for smart: 55%
About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	smart Fortwo	smart	All vehicles
Driver speeding	8.5%	8.3%	19.0%
Driver drinking	16.9%	16.7%	17.7%
At night	54.2%	55.0%	49.3%

Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.

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Conditions

Weather and light

Weather at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Clear	37
Cloudy	12
Rain	9
Severe Crosswinds	1

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Light conditions at the time of the crash

Category	Fatal crashes
Daylight	29
Dark - Not Lighted	14
Dark - Lighted	14
Dawn	2

Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.

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Where

States with the most crashes

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal crashes

Category	Vehicles
Florida	8
California	7
Texas	6
Kentucky	6
North Carolina	5
Maryland	3
Oregon	3
Georgia	3
Nevada	2
Arizona	2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

smart Fortwo by model year

2013 12 crashes
2009 17 crashes
2008 12 crashes

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date	Location	Road	Deaths
Nov 6, 2024	Wheeling, Cook County, Illinois	MU-LAKE COOK RD	1
Aug 29, 2024	Seatac, King County, Washington	SR-99	2
Aug 8, 2024	Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon	I-84	1
Jul 9, 2024	Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky	MU- JR MILLER RD	1
Jun 8, 2024	Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida	SR-736	1
May 15, 2024	Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia	CS-439609	1
Apr 29, 2024	Montgomery County, North Carolina	SR-731	1
Mar 11, 2024	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida	MU-LEONID RD	1
Feb 5, 2024	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	MU-OLD US HIGHWAY 90	1
Nov 19, 2023	Bullitt County, Kentucky	I-65 NB	1
Sep 26, 2023	Deland, Volusia County, Florida	MU-BLUE LAKE AVE	1
Sep 10, 2023	Henry County, Missouri	SR-7	1
Aug 7, 2023	Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky	SR-922 NEWTOWN PIKE	1
Jun 25, 2023	Bakersfield, Kern County, California	AKERS RD	1
May 13, 2023	Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado	N AIRPORT BLVD	1
Apr 14, 2023	Lee County, Florida	CR-884	1
Mar 29, 2023	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas	I-10	1
Mar 12, 2023	La Mirada, Los Angeles County, California	VALLEY VIEW AV	1
Feb 11, 2023	Berkeley County, South Carolina	SR-62 COLLEGE PARK RD	1
Feb 5, 2023	Garnet, Riverside County, California	I-10	1
Jan 21, 2023	Panama City Beach, Bay County, Florida	US-98	1
Dec 18, 2022	Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire	SR-101	1
Dec 18, 2022	Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana	CR-DIVISION RD	2
Nov 20, 2022	Floyd County, Indiana	SR-GRANT LINE RD	1
Nov 2, 2022	Esmeralda County, Nevada	US-95	1

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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.