2017 Smart Forfour problems

The 2017 Smart Forfour was sold with an engine that we have documented: the 0.9 TCe. The 0.9 TCe has serious faults that affect the cars of that year. Outside the engine, 2 documented faults affect 2017 cars, such as front left hub carrier with insufficient strength (2017 campaign).

Our score goes from 5.7 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2017. No longer affected by: handbrake: the lever gains travel because of the cable adjustment and may not hold the car (rest of the car) and gear selector bowden cable that can come loose and stop P engaging or disengaging (rest of the car). Starts to be affected by: front left hub carrier with insufficient strength (2017 campaign) (rest of the car).

According to our score, the best are 2019 and 2018 (7.5/10). The year with the worst score is 2015 (5.7/10). Each year's score counts only the engines sold that year and the faults that affect those cars.

The most important ones documented for 2017 cars are: timing chain or tensioner failure (0.9 TCe, critical severity), front left hub carrier with insufficient strength (2017 campaign) (suspension, critical severity), coolant leak at the thermostat housing (0.9 TCe, high severity), turbocharger wear or failure (0.9 TCe, high severity) and 12 V battery: a common reason for roadside assistance on 2015 to 2017 Forfours (electrical system, medium severity).