FaultScore

Forest River Georgetown vs Smart Fortwo

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Forest River Georgetown Smart Fortwo
Complaints on file 194 475
Model years covered 1998–2025 2005–2019
Worst model year 2010 2008
Best model year 2001 2017
Crashes reported 3 28
Fires reported 12 68
Injuries reported 5 22
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Body & Structure Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 10.3% 25.1%

Forest River Georgetown by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Body & Structure 36 18.6%
Other & Unspecified 20 10.3%
Brakes 18 9.3%
Suspension 9 4.6%
Electrical System 8 4.1%
Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.1%

Smart Fortwo by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 106 22.3%
Seat Belts 35 7.4%
Brakes 20 4.2%