Used Smart Forfour cars for sale or finance at 10.9% APR
The Smart Forfour excels in city driving. It puts most of its mechanical parts at the back, giving you rear-wheel drive. The Forfour is one of the shortest cars on the road, meaning you can squeeze it into even the smallest of parking spaces. All recent models are battery-powered helping slash your running costs too. Browse used Smart Forfour cars at Motorpoint, all available to buy or finance.
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Smart Forfour
60kW EQ Premium 17kWh 5dr Auto [22kWch]
2022 (22) reg | 37,176 miles
Electric | 3 months warranty
£7,199£127 per month
Why buy a used Smart Forfour
The Smart Forfour puts its mechanical parts at the rear, allowing the front wheels to turn tightly for an exceptionally small turning circle. This plus the great visibility means urban manoeuvring is effortless. Despite its tiny dimensions, you can just about seat four adults – or you can fold the rear seats for a more useful cargo area.
Popular Smart Forfour trims for sale at Motorpoint
- Premium – Entry-level model has alloy wheels, a panoramic roof, climate control, a reversing camera, heated seats and an infotainment system
- Exclusive – Adds auto wipers and LED headlights, ambient interior lighting and premium leather upholstery
Owning a Smart Forfour
All Smart Forfours have low running costs, but especially the battery-powered versions. The interior is quirky with a stylish dashboard, though overall storage is limited if you’re also carrying passengers. The flickable controls and tall windows mean it handles urban driving well. Its compact size makes city parking easy, too.
Other models you may be interested in
- Renault Zoe – Popular electric alternative with a relatively long range
- BMW i3 – Premium electric city car with distinctive styling
- Volkswagen e-Up – Refined and zippy electric city car
- Mini Electric – Sporty electric alternative with premium brand appeal
Why buy from Motorpoint?
- Service – we’re rated Excellent on Trustpilot
- Choice – thousands of high-quality, low-mileage used cars from more than 30 manufacturers, ready for same-day driveaway
- Quality – all cars thoroughly inspected to the Motorpoint Quality Standard
- Finance – flexible monthly finance packages to suit your needs
- Peace of mind – comprehensive range of extended warranty and aftercare products. Warranty cover is included on all cars – either the balance of the manufacturer's warranty or a 3-month Motorpoint warranty
- Convenience – in-store pickup on a day of your choice
- Unbeatable prices guaranteed – our Double the Difference Price Promise means we'll refund you double the difference if you find the same car cheaper elsewhere
- Sell or part-exchange your old car – it’s quick and easy with top prices paid
Smart Forfour FAQs
The Forfour comes in only one version – a five-door, four-seater hatchback. It may be tiny, but it’s actually the bigger brother of the Fortwo two-seater.
If you’re considering a Forfour, you might also want to take a look at city hatches including the Volkswagen Up, Toyota Aygo, Kia Picanto, Fiat 500, Hyundai i10 or Skoda Citigo.
The Smart Forfour is small – really small. It’s a little less than 3.5 metres long, which makes it shorter than almost all its key rivals, with the exception of the Toyota Aygo. That means the Smart will fit in almost any parking space, made easier by the ultra-tight turning circle and optional rear parking sensors.
There’s a tradeoff, however, for the Smart’s easy-to-park dimensions in the form of a small interior. It’s strictly a four seater without the fifth centre-rear seat you’ll find in the Kia Picanto or Hyundai i10. There’s not much leg or elbow room for the two rear-seat passengers so adults will only be comfortable back here on shorter journeys. Boot space is tight, but you can fold the rear seats down to give you a useable load area with room for a couple of large suitcases.
There’s just one engine option for the Forfour, and it’s not actually an engine – it’s an electric motor and battery pack that’s ideal for urban use.
The Smart Forfour is a relatively affordable car so isn't decked out in optional extra equipment that could fail down the line. As a result, part of the car's dependability can be traced back to how simple it is comparatively speaking. This is especially true for EV versions, which have fewer moving parts than engine-driven Forfours, making them more robust as a result.
Despite this, problems can arise the older a car gets. You can add an extended warranty to your Forfour that kicks in once the manufacturer's coverage runs out. This will protect you from unexpected repair costs caused by electrical or mechanical failures.
The Forfour is one of the very smallest cars you can buy so, if you live in a congested city centre and often find yourself battling for tiny parking spaces, this could be your ideal urban companion. Plus, unlike the two-seat Fortwo, the Forfour actually has a second row of seats for a third and fourth passenger, with side doors for easy access.
EV versions are smooth and easy to drive and, while they might not have the longest range among small plug-in cars, they're ideally suited to nipping through city centres. Plus, the modest battery size means they recharge quickly, even if you can only find relatively slow chargers.
Back when the first Smart car – the Fortwo – launched, it was built in Hambach, France by Mercedes. The first Forfour model, however, actually shared most of its parts with the mid-2000s Mitsubishi Colt.
The current Forfour is built alongside the Renault Twingo in Slovenia using mostly the same parts and engines. This operation is a joint venture between Renault and Mercedes.
Future Smart cars will be built by Geely – the Chinese company that owns Volvo and Polestar – since it bought the brand outright from Mercedes.