Enter the 17-character VIN of your Smart Fortwo to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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To check a car Smart Fortwo, paste its 17-character VIN into the decoder below; you get the manufacturer, the model year and the country of manufacture at no cost. Data on the model Smart Fortwo at a glance: 1998 - 2019 for the years, Convertible, Coupe for the body styles, 109 hp for power, and 6 versions in total. The first three characters identify the manufacturer and region, the 10th stands for the model year, and the 11th often marks the plant.
The decoder stays with the facts stored in the VIN itself. It cannot tell you about accidents, mileage, theft or owners, because that data is not part of the 17 characters. Check the 10th character of the VIN on the car Smart Fortwo against the model year stated in the papers or the advert. If the two disagree, ask the seller to explain.
1998 - 2019
Production years
41 - 109 hp
Power
2
Body styles
6
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Fortwo Cabrio (A450) | 1998 - 2007 | Convertible | 41 - 75 hp |
| Smart Fortwo Coupe (C450) | 1998 - 2006 | Coupe | 41 - 75 hp |
| Smart Fortwo II cabrio (A451) | 2007 - 2015 | Convertible | 45 - 98 hp |
| Smart Fortwo II coupe (C451) | 2007 - 2015 | Coupe | 45 - 98 hp |
| Smart Fortwo III cabrio (A453) | 2014 - 2019 | Convertible | 71 - 109 hp |
| Smart Fortwo III coupe (C453) | 2014 - 2019 | Coupe | 61 - 109 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Smart Fortwo, with model years 1998 - 2019 in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1998 - 2019 across 6 versions of the Smart Fortwo. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Smart Fortwo the characters to expect are W (1998), X (1999), Y (2000), 1 (2001), 2 (2002), 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019).
6 versions, in 2 body styles, with power up to 109 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
The usual places are the dashboard just under the windshield, the frame of the driver's door and the registration document. Compare them with each other.
No. Accident history is not part of the VIN. The decoder returns manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, while damage records come from a paid vehicle history report.
Yes. Decoding is free and you do not need to register. Enter the 17 characters and the result appears right away.