FaultScore

Land Rover LR4 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 Land Rover LR4 Smart Fortwo
Complaints on file 195 475
Model years covered 2010–2016 2005–2019
Worst model year 2016 2008
Best model year 2014 2017
Crashes reported 15 28
Fires reported 21 68
Injuries reported 10 22
Deaths reported 0 1
Most complained-about part Fuel & Propulsion Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm 23.6% 25.1%

Land Rover LR4 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 37 19.0%
Electrical System 20 10.3%
Brakes 14 7.2%
Other & Unspecified 14 7.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 10 5.1%
Airbags 7 3.6%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 3.6%

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%