Smart #1 running costs (2023–2026)
Real-world UK ownership figures for the Smart #1 , including home-charging cost, road tax (VED), insurance group and depreciation. All numbers based on observed UK driving, not lab WLTP figures.
Key figures at a glance
- Fuel type: electric
- Body style: suv
- Efficiency: 3.33 mi/kWh real-world (4.14 official WLTP)
- Real-world range: 220 miles (273 official)
- Battery: 66 kWh usable
- CO₂: 0 g/km
- Road tax (VED) year one: £0
- Road tax standard rate: £195/yr
- Five-year VED total: £780
- Insurance group: 26/50
- Depreciation outlook: average
- List price: £35,995
- Indicative annual charging cost (10,000 mi): £255
The Smart #1 returns 3.33 mi/kWh real-world (4.14 official WLTP). At 10,000 miles a year that translates to roughly £255 in home-charging cost on a typical EV tariff, before insurance, servicing or depreciation.
Road tax sits at £0 in year one and £195 per year thereafter. Insurance group 26 of 50 puts it in the mid-to-upper bracket for UK quotes.