Smart #1 — model-year timeline & key facts

Published · Researched 2026-09-21

Compiled from the Smart #1 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.

Key facts

Powertrain	EV
Power	428
Range	440
Battery	66
0–100 km/h	3.8 (Brabus)
Fast charge	150
New price US	UNVERIFIED (not sold US)
New price EU	UNVERIFIED (UK GBP 31
New price CN	950; EU pricing varies)
Used price signal	194200
Value call	Kia EV3 / Skoda Elroq / used Volvo EX30
Sweet-spot year	worst nannies; buy 2025 post-recall; skip 2023
Years to avoid	UNVERIFIED
Reliability flag	Watch — fuse-kill event; no drivetrain failure pattern
Biggest risk	Buying a 2023 car without the seatbelt recall done
Community verdict	Seatbelt unbuckling fault (2025 UK recall); China battery recall 2026

Year	Generation / changes / reliability / used prices
2021	Not yet launched
2022	China launch late 2022 · 200 kW RWD / 62 kWh; Brabus 315 kW AWD · First Chinese cars — the battery-recall cohort (2022–2023 China) · Seatbelt investigation era · UNVERIFIED
2023	EU/UK launch · Same hardware; Premium/Brabus trims · Early EU cars: worst of the ADAS-nanny era; app-pairing issues · TM seatbelt fault exposed 2024 (2023 cars affected) · UNVERIFIED
2024	Carryover; software updates · OTA promises; no hardware change · Autocar/CAR long-termers: refinement good, calibration bad · UNVERIFIED
2025	UK seatbelt recall fix (Apr 2025, 2,051 cars); Australia repricing · No hardware change · Blown-fuse case (What Car?); month-long repair · Seatbelt buckle surround recall (UK) · UNVERIFIED
2026	New-generation #1 launched in China on full 800V platform (per CnEVPost); #5/#6 expand range · 800V gen-2 China only (UNVERIFIED whether it reaches EU) · China battery recall (18,217 cars, 2022–23 builds) · China battery fire recall (Mar 2026) · UNVERIFIED

Sweet-spot year: worst nannies; buy 2025 post-recall; skip 2023

Years to skip: UNVERIFIED