2012 Smart Fortwo
microcar / 2-door hatchback
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2011-15 models
Tested vehicle: 2011 Smart Fortwo Passion 2-door
The Smart Fortwo was introduced in the 2008 model year. As its name implies, the Smart accommodates only two people; there is no rear seat. Beginning with 2011 models, driver and passenger knee airbags were added and structural changes were made to improve occupant protection in frontal crashes. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Mercedes-Benz, the manufacturer of the Smart, as part of frontal crash test verification.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | VTF1102 |
|---|---|
| Footwell intrusion | |
| Footrest (cm) | 5 |
| Left (cm) | 6 |
| Center (cm) | 13 |
| Right (cm) | 2 |
| Brake pedal (cm) | 3 |
| Instrument panel rearward movement | |
| Left (cm) | 1 |
| Right (cm) | 1 |
| Steering column movement | |
| Upward (cm) | -1 |
| Rearward (cm) | -4 |
| A-pillar rearward movement (cm) | 0 |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | VTF1102 |
|---|---|
| Head | |
| HIC-15 | 234 |
| Peak gs at hard contact | no contact |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.4 |
| Extension bending moment (Nm) | 15 |
| Maximum Nij | 0.30 |
| Chest maximum compression (mm) | 22 |
| Legs | |
| Femur force - left (kN) | 1.8 |
| Femur force - right (kN) | 1.4 |
| Knee displacement - left (mm) | 1 |
| Knee displacement - right (mm) | 2 |
| Maximum tibia index - left | 0.23 |
| Maximum tibia index - right | 0.50 |
| Tibia axial force - left (kN) | 2.0 |
| Tibia axial force - right (kN) | 2.7 |
| Foot acceleration (g) | |
| Left | 55 |
| Right | 83 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2012-15 models built after June 2012
Tested vehicle: 2012 Smart Fortwo Passion 2-door with standard front head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags
The Smart Fortwo was introduced in the 2008 model year. As its name implies, the Smart accommodates only two people; there is no rear seat. Beginning with 2011 models, head curtain airbags and separate seat-mounted side torso airbags replaced the combination seat-mounted head and torso side airbags used in earlier models. Modifications were also made to the door structure.
Beginning with 2012 models built after June 2012, the head curtain airbags were modified. (Information about when a specific vehicle was manufactured is on the certification label typically affixed to the car on the driver door or adjacent B-pillar.) Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Mercedes-Benz, the manufacturer of the Smart, as part of side crash test verification. (The newly tested car was designated as a 2011 model but included the head curtain airbag changes of 2012 models built after June 2012.)
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Driver head protection | |
| Rear passenger injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Torso | |
| Pelvis/leg | |
| Rear passenger head protection | |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| Test ID | VTS1119 |
|---|---|
| B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) | -14.0 |
| Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline. | |
Driver injury measures
| Test ID | VTS1119 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | 479 |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | 1.4 |
| Compression (kN) | 0.4 |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | 50 |
| Lateral force (kN) | 1.7 |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | 44 |
| Average deflection (mm) | 37 |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | 5.75 |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | 1.10 |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | 2.6 |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | 3.3 |
| Combined force (kN) | 5.5 |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | 0.5 |
| L-M moment (Nm) | 44 |
| A-P moment (Nm) | 152 |
Passenger injury measures
| Test ID | VTS1119 |
|---|---|
| Head HIC-15 | |
| Neck | |
| Tension (kN) | |
| Compression (kN) | |
| Shoulder | |
| Lateral deflection (mm) | |
| Lateral force (kN) | |
| Torso | |
| Maximum deflection (mm) | |
| Average deflection (mm) | |
| Maximum deflection rate (m/s) | |
| Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) | |
| Pelvis | |
| Iliac force (kN) | |
| Acetabulum force (kN) | |
| Combined force (kN) | |
| Left femur | |
| L-M force (kN) | |
| L-M moment (Nm) | |
| A-P moment (Nm) | |
Roof strength
Rating applies to 2008-15 models
Tested vehicle: 2009 Smart Fortwo Pure 2-door
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Curb weight | 1,828 lbs |
| Peak force | 9,896 lbs |
| Strength-to-weight ratio | 5.41 |
Head restraints & seats
Seat type: Manual cloth seats
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic rating | |
| Seat/head restraint geometry |
| Seat type | Manual cloth seats |
|---|---|
| Geometry | |
| Backset (mm) | 64 |
| Distance below top of head (mm) | 23 |
| Seat design parameters | |
| Pass/fail | Fail |
| Max T1 acceleration (g) | 14.4 |
| Head contact time (ms) | 79 |
| Force rating | 1 |
| Neck forces | |
| Max neck shear force (N) | 13 |
| Max neck tension (N) | 580 |
How the head restraint & seat test is conducted
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.