smart · 2002–2005
smart Roadster
The Smart Roadster (W452) is a two-door, two-seater sports car classified in the S-segment in Europe. It was first introduced in 2002 by Smart GmbH. The Roadster and its variant, the Roadster Coupé, enjoyed mostly successful sales during their production run. In total, approximately 43,091 units were produced before the model was discontinued in November 2005. The final Smart Roadster built now resides in the Mercedes-Benz Museum. It is defined by a consortium between Switzerland (Swatch), Germany (Mercedes-Benz) and France, whose vehicle remains "Made in France" because it is built entirely at its Hambach factory in Moselle.
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UK vehicles on the road
1,896 licensed and 2,172 SORN (4,068 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 5,356 |
| 2015 | 5,265 |
| 2016 | 5,158 |
| 2017 | 5,022 |
| 2018 | 4,886 |
| 2019 | 4,777 |
| 2020 | 4,663 |
| 2021 | 4,505 |
| 2022 | 4,399 |
| 2023 | 4,306 |
| 2024 | 4,140 |
| 2025 | 4,068 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q632358CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_RoadsterCC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375669007 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.