Smart fortwo electric drive (2012–2015)
No longer sold new: built 2012–2015. Costs are for buying one used.
€173/month€0.14 per kilometre · Purchase price (est.): €1,183 · Adjust assumptionsTotal cost over 4 years: €8,282
- Depreciation 8 %
- Energy 69 %
- Insurance 8 %
- Maintenance & tyres 15 %
Used purchase prices are modelled estimates (residual curve, labelled) — not offers. ↺ = the model line's median listing price from our own weekly collection (asking prices, median age shown).
Car warranty expired at this age (it ran 2 yr from first registration).
- 96 km in winter117 km in mild weather · real-world range
- −56 %Value lost in 3 years
- No entriesin our register of known model-year issues (still incomplete)
What moves the number?
- High mileage (25,000 km/yr)€281/month
- No home charging€232/month
Total cost per month
- DepreciationModel€168 %
- EnergyCalibrated€13669 %
- Vehicle taxOfficial€0
- InsuranceCalibrated€168 %
- Maintenance & tyresModel€2915 %
- THG bonusMarket-€25
- Total€173
Adjust assumptions
With your assumptions
- 117 km / 96 kmReal-world range (base value; no sourced option effect)
- €173Total cost per month
- €10,457 · −56 %Residual after 3 yr (modelled)
- No entriesin our register of known model-year issues (still incomplete)
Estimate, assumptions as of 01 Jan 2026 — all adjustable; sources in the methodology. · Evidence classes: Official = rule or official value · Anchored = published market figure · Calibrated = model tuned to measured data · Model = documented estimate · Market = current market rate
Value over time Model
Segment approximation (labelled estimate) — 15,000 km/yr; our residual model replaces it once released.
Check a lease offer
Enter an offer: the Leasingfaktor rates the deal; the all-in rate shows the real monthly cost including running costs.
The lessor bears the residual-value risk: at return you only pay for excess mileage or damage.
Enter the monthly rate from your offer and we will rate it.
For comparison: electric lease offers enquired on LeasingMarkt.de in 2025 averaged 0.61 (private and business, new and used). Under 0.5 counts as a top deal. Source: LeasingMarkt.de, Leasing-Rückspiegel 2025 and guide "Leasingfaktor"
Specifications
Costs & consumption
- List price
- €23,680
- Used (3 yr, est.)
- €10,457 (−56%)
- Consumption (WLTP)
- 19.0 kWh/100 km
- CO₂ emissions
- 0 g/km (WLTP)
- Efficiency class
- A
- Model years
- 2012–2015
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 16.7 kWh
- Battery (gross)
- 17.6 kWh
- Battery chemistry
- NMC
- Range (NEDC)
- 145 km
- Max DC charge
- No DC fast charging (AC only)
- Max AC charge
- 22 kW (3ph)
- Architecture
- 400 V
Performance
- Power
- 55 kW
- Torque
- 130 Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 11.5 s
- Top speed
- 125 km/h
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Weight
- 975 kg
- Gross weight (GVWR)
- 1,150 kg
- Payload
- 175 kg
Space & practicality
- Dimensions (L×W×H)
- 2695 × 1559 × 1565 mm
- Footprint (L×W, excl. mirrors)
- 4.20 m²
- Turning circle
- 8.8 m
- Wheelbase
- 1867 mm
- Boot
- 220 L
- Boot (max)
- 340 L
- Seats
- 2
🔋 NMC battery: high energy density (more range) and good cold behaviour; for longevity charge daily to ~80%, 100% before long trips.
Price checked on 22 Jul 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog (smart fortwo coupé electric drive inkl. Batterie, Bauzeitraum 07/12–08/15; historischer Grundpreis)
Price history: 1 check since 22 Jul 2026 · unchanged
| Checked on | List price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2026 | €23,680 | ADAC Autokatalog (smart fortwo coupé electric drive inkl. Batterie, Bauzeitraum 07/12–08/15; historischer Grundpreis) |
Each point is a dated price check. A step can be a manufacturer price change or a corrected source — the source is named. Nothing is overwritten.
Technical data checked on 22 Jul 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — smart fortwo coupé electric drive (451, inkl. Batterie, 07/12–08/15); netto 16,7 kWh (Brutto 17,6); "Reichweite NEFZ" 145 km → als NEFZ-Wert geführt; ADAC nennt nur "Lithium" → Zellchemie offen gelassen; AC 2,3–22 kW (1-/3-phasig, Typ 2); KEINE DC-Ladeleistung → als „kein DC-Laden“ erfasst, keine erfundene DC-Leistung
Technical data checked on 27 Sept 2026 · ADAC Autokatalog — smart fortwo coupé electric drive (inkl. Batterie) (ab 07/12): Hochvolt 400 V; Zellchemie NMC (maschineller Abgleich, gleiche Version)
Warranty checked on 22 Jul 2026 · smart / Mercedes-Benz — 2 Jahre Neuwagengarantie (Antriebsbatterie separat)
Safety (Euro NCAP)
No Euro NCAP rating found (as of the checked date).
Safety data checked on 22 Jul 2026 · Euro NCAP — kein gültiges Rating für die smart fortwo electric drive 451: die 451-Baureihe wurde nur nach dem alten Vor-2009-Schema getestet (nicht mit dem heutigen Prozent-/Sterne-System vergleichbar, Ergebnisseite offline) und die Elektrovariante nie separat — daher ehrlich not-rated
EV details
Is it enough for your day-to-day?
One charge lasts 1 day in winter (−10 °C) and 2 days in mild weather.
Using real-world range, charged to 80 %, 10 % reserve: 82 km per charge in mild weather, 67 km in winter.
Mild means ≈ 23 °C, cold ≈ −10 °C without pre-heating — the same for every car, so the figures compare.
What does charging cost?
| €/kWh | Full charge | per 100 km | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home (wallbox) | €0.34 | €6 | €8.69 |
| Public AC | €0.50 | €9 | €12.78 |
| DC fast charging | €0.60 | €11 | €15.34 |
Prices from the open assumptions (adjustable in the calculator); consumption = mild real-world incl. charging losses.
NMC: high energy density (more range), usually charge to ~80% for longevity.
Buying used? Check battery health (SoH) →
Modelled estimate from battery, charge power and chemistry.
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