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
Jul 19, 2022	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada	W WASHINGTON AVE	1
May 18, 2022	Baltimore County, Maryland	SR-45	1
May 4, 2022	Chandler, Henderson County, Texas	SR-31	1
Apr 27, 2022	Chaves County, New Mexico	US-285	1
Apr 5, 2022	Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri	BLUE RIDGE BLVD	1
Mar 17, 2022	Wicomico County, Maryland	CR-1320	1
Mar 15, 2022	Rankin County, Mississippi	SR-25	1
Nov 30, 2021	Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia	US-41 GA-7 ALT N VALDOSTA RD	1
Nov 9, 2021	Guston, Meade County, Kentucky	US-60 OWENSBORO HWY	1
Sep 11, 2021	Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-112	1
Aug 30, 2021	Hiram, Paulding County, Georgia	SR-120	1
Jul 18, 2021	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas	US-281	1
Jul 10, 2021	Bennett County, South Dakota	US-18	1
Jun 3, 2021	Yamhill County, Oregon	CR-NE BELL RD	1
May 29, 2021	Prince George's County, Maryland	CR-127	1
May 17, 2021	Klamath County, Oregon	US-97 ODOT 4	1
May 8, 2021	Lincoln County, North Carolina	SSR-1005 STARTOWN RD	1
Apr 22, 2021	Ventura County, California	SR-150	1
Apr 12, 2021	Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina	SSR-1793 SPRING BRANCH RD	1
Apr 11, 2021	Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina	US-301 N WESLEYAN BLVD	1
Apr 8, 2021	Brevard County, Florida	BABCOCK ST SE	1
Mar 26, 2021	Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida	SR-823	1
Mar 13, 2021	Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona	BETHANY HOME RD	1
Feb 21, 2021	Ventura County, California	SR-126	2
Feb 16, 2021	San Jose, Santa Clara County, California	SR-17	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.