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Smart #3

Smart #3

Build Dates

Jul 2024 - onwards

On Sale Dates

Sep 2024 - onwards

Applies To

All variants

Vehicle Type

Small Car

Engine/Fuel Type

Battery electric vehicles

Price Bracket

Various

Rating Year/Datestamp

2023

ANCAP Safety Rating

Rating Expires

Dec 2029

ANCAP Safety
Tested
2023

The smart #3 was introduced in Australia in September 2024 and is to be introduced in New Zealand in December 2024.

Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting airbags are standard. A centre airbag which provides added protection to front seat occupants in side impact crashes is also standard.

Autonomous emergency braking (Car-to-Car, Vulnerable Road User, Junction, Crossing, and Head-On) as well as a lane support system with lane keep assist (LKA), lane departure warning (LDW) and emergency lane keeping (ELK), and an advanced speed assistance system (SAS) with speed sign recognition are standard.

A full list of safety features and technologies can be viewed within the Technical Report (see download link).

Assessment Scores

ANCAP Safety
Adult Occupant Protection
90%
36.25 out of 40
ANCAP Safety
Child Occupant Protection
85%
42.13 out of 49
ANCAP Safety
Vulnerable Road User Protection
84%
52.98 out of 63
ANCAP Safety
Safety Assist
86%
15.51 out of 18

Safety Assist Technologies

AEB - Car-to-Car (Rear)
Standard on all variants
AEB - VRU
Standard on all variants
AEB - Junction
Standard on all variants
AEB - Backover
Not available on base variant
LSS
Standard on all variants
Smart #3 (Sep 2024 – onwards) - frontal offset (MPDB) test at 50km/h
Smart #3 (Sep 2024 – onwards) - frontal offset (MPDB) test at 50km/h
Smart #3 (Sep 2024 – onwards) - full width frontal test at 50km/h
Smart #3 (Sep 2024 – onwards) - full width frontal test at 50km/h