Smart Lease Deals
Personal and business lease deals across the Smart electric range. Compare the smart #1, the smart #3 and the smart #5, or browse our current special offers.
Smart Lease Deals Across the Range
Smart is not the brand most people remember. The two-seat petrol ForTwo went years ago, the ForFour went with it, and what carries the badge now is a range of electric cars built by Geely to a Mercedes-Benz design brief, sold through Mercedes-Benz showrooms.
| Model | What it is | Status |
|---|---|---|
| smart #1 | Fully electric compact SUV, the upright small one | Orderable |
| smart #3 | Fully electric SUV coupe, the same footprint 130mm longer and 80mm lower | Orderable |
| smart #5 | Fully electric family SUV, two classes bigger and on a different platform | Orderable |
| smart #2 | A two-seat electric city car, the ForTwo's successor | Not orderable. Register interest only |
Smart markets it with a New badge on its UK site and publishes a full specification table, so it reads like a car you can configure. What you actually get is a register your interest form, there is no price against any trim, and Smart publishes no UK on-sale date. If the #2 is the one you want, tell us and we will watch for the order books rather than let you assume they are open.
There is no smart #4 and there never has been, in any market, so the gap in the numbering is not something you have missed.
The Three You Can Actually Lease
The names tell you nothing about the cars, which is the first problem anyone has with this range. Here is what separates them.
| smart #1 | smart #3 | smart #5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shape | Upright compact SUV | Low fastback coupe | Big square family SUV |
| Length | 4,270mm | 4,400mm | 4,695mm |
| Height | 1,636mm | 1,556mm | 1,705mm |
| Boot | 323 litres, 986 folded | 370 litres, 1,160 folded | 630 litres, 1,530 folded |
| Batteries | 49kWh or 66kWh | 49kWh or 66kWh | 76kWh or 100kWh |
| Best range | Around 273 miles | Around 283 miles | Around 367 miles |
The #1 and the #3 are the same car underneath. The #3 is longer, lower and slipperier, which is why it reaches 62mph in 5.8 seconds where the #1 takes 6.7 on identical power. If you prefer the upright one, you are giving up about a second and gaining headroom.
The #5 is the one that changes the argument. It is a size up, it has a much bigger battery, and on the Pro+ and above it charges at up to 400kW, which is faster than almost anything at the money. Smart publishes range in kilometres only on its UK site, so the mile figures above are converted.
Charging, and the Gap Between the Entry Car and the Rest
| DC peak | 10 to 80% | AC onboard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 and #3, 49kWh | 150kW | Not published | 7.4kW |
| #1 and #3, 66kWh | 150kW | 30 minutes | 22kW |
| #5 Pro, 76kWh | 150kW | 30 minutes | 11kW |
| #5 Pro+ and above, 100kWh | 400kW | 18 minutes | 22kW |
Most electric cars stop at 7.4 or 11kW on AC, so a 22kW onboard charger is unusual and it matters anywhere with a three-phase supply, which includes a lot of workplace and destination chargers. You will not see 22kW on a normal single-phase home charger, but where you can use it the car is tied up for half as long. Worth flagging that Smart's own pages disagree about whether the #3 Pro+ has the 22kW charger or the 7.4kW one, so ask us to confirm it against the exact trim you are quoted.
Smart does not state anywhere on its UK site whether any of these is an 800 volt car, nor whether a heat pump is fitted, nor whether vehicle-to-load is available. Those are three things a reader would reasonably want and we are not going to fill them in from a non-UK source. Ask and we will get them confirmed.
The Grant Question, and It Is the Important One
No Smart qualifies for the government's Electric Car Grant, in either band.
The grant's banding rests on manufacturing and battery supply chain carbon, and no Chinese-built car currently qualifies for either the 3,750 or the 1,500 band. Smart is a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely, and the cars are built in Xi'an. Smart does not state the country of manufacture anywhere on its UK site, which is why this catches people out. The #5 would also sit above the 37,000 list price cap in any case.
Smart has run its own discount to match the grant, as several brands excluded from it have. The difficulty is that Smart does not publish it on its own UK site at all, the amounts quoted by third parties disagree with each other, and nobody publishes an end date. We are not going to put a figure on a page that Smart itself will not confirm.
What that means in practice: a Smart will often price competitively against a grant-eligible rival, but the saving comes from a manufacturer offer that can move or stop rather than from a scheme with published rules. Ask us what is actually on the table this week and we will confirm it with the funder before you commit.
Buying and Servicing a Smart in the UK
Two things here are different from a normal franchise and both matter on a three or four year agreement.
It is an agency model
Smart owns the transaction and the retailer handles the sale and the handover for a fee, with new cars configured and ordered online. That means less room to negotiate at the dealer and more consistency on price, which cuts both ways depending on what you are used to.
The showrooms sit inside Mercedes-Benz retailers
Smart's own words are that its showrooms are integrated within Mercedes-Benz outlets. Smart does not publish how many UK sales points there are, and the figures in the trade press disagree sharply, with one brand guide putting it at around 34 and another report quoting more than a hundred retail partners. The honest answer is that it is a small network attached to a large one, and your nearest point of sale is worth checking before you get attached to a car.
Servicing is done within the Smart network by trained technicians, and the aftersales side keeps a franchise element rather than running on the agency model.
What the Warranty Covers
| Cover | |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | 3 years, unlimited mileage |
| High voltage battery | 8 years or 125,000 miles, with replacement if capacity falls below 70% of its state of health at delivery |
| Electric drive components | 8 years or 100,000 miles, covering the drive motor and control units |
| Body perforation | 12 years, no mileage limit |
| Genuine parts | 2 years, no mileage limit |
Three years with unlimited mileage is genuinely useful if you cover big distances, because most three-year warranties cap at 60,000 miles and a high-mileage lease can run past that comfortably.
Its warranty terms page and the #1 specification page both say the battery is covered for 8 years or 125,000 miles and the electric drive components for 8 years or 100,000 miles. The #3 and #5 specification pages reverse the two. We have quoted the warranty terms page, which is the document that governs, and we are telling you the model pages say something different. Ask us to get it confirmed in writing if it is part of why you are choosing the car.
How Safe Is a Smart?
| Rating | Worth knowing | |
|---|---|---|
| smart #5 | 5 stars, 2025 | Euro NCAP's highest overall score of any large SUV tested in 2025, and its Best in Class large SUV. Adult occupant 88%, child occupant 93% |
| smart #3 | 5 stars, 2023 | Adult occupant 90%, child occupant 86%, vulnerable road users 84% |
| smart #1 | 5 stars, 2022 | Adult occupant 96%, but a 71% vulnerable road user score under a protocol now two generations old |
The #5's result is the strongest safety claim in the range by a distance and it is on the newest protocol, which matters more than the star count. The #1 and the #3 share a platform, and the #3 scores thirteen points better on vulnerable road users purely because it was tested a year later against a harder standard.
The #2 has not been tested.
Which Smart Suits You
If you want a small electric car for town
The #1, and take the 66kWh battery unless your mileage genuinely does not need it, because the 49kWh car also drops to a 7.4kW onboard charger and cannot tow. The 66kWh versions tow 1,600kg, which is unusual in this class.
If you like the shape and do not need the headroom
The #3. Same money territory, same platform, quicker, slightly more boot, and a better safety result. You lose some rear headroom to the roofline.
If it is the family car
The #5, and it is the most convincing car Smart makes. 630 litres of boot, up to 367 miles, 400kW charging on the Pro+ and above, 1,600kg of towing on every version including the entry car, and the best safety result of any large SUV tested in 2025.
The honest caveat across all three is the network and the grant. You are buying into a small retail footprint and a discount that the manufacturer does not publish, rather than a scheme with rules you can look up. Neither is a reason not to lease one. Both are reasons to ask us to confirm the detail in writing first.
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Smart Leasing FAQs
Three: the #1, a compact electric SUV, the #3, which is the same car longer and lower as a coupe, and the #5, a much larger family SUV on a different platform. The #2, a two-seat city car and the ForTwo's spiritual successor, is not orderable yet despite having a full specification page on Smart's site. There is no #4 and there never has been in any market.
No. Smart became an electric-only brand following a decision in 2019, and the last electric ForTwo was built in March 2024. The ForFour went too. Smart keeps a history page for the ForTwo written in the past tense and does not mention the ForFour at all. If you are after a tiny two-seater the nearest thing coming is the #2, which is not orderable yet.
No, none of them, in either band. The grant's banding rests on manufacturing and battery supply chain carbon, and no Chinese-built car currently qualifies. Smart is a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely and the cars are built in Xi'an. Smart does not state the country of manufacture anywhere on its UK site, which is why this surprises people. The #5 would also sit above the 37,000 list price cap regardless.
Not necessarily, because Smart has run its own discount to match the grant, as several brands excluded from it have. The difficulty is that Smart does not publish it on its UK site at all, the amounts quoted elsewhere disagree with each other, and nobody publishes an end date. We are not going to put a figure on something Smart will not confirm. Ask us what is actually available this week and we will confirm it with the funder before you commit.
They are the same car underneath. The #3 is 130mm longer, 80mm lower and more aerodynamic, which is why it reaches 62mph in 5.8 seconds where the #1 takes 6.7 on identical power. The #3 also has a slightly bigger boot at 370 litres against 323. What you give up is rear headroom to the roofline. If you want the upright shape, the #1 costs you about a second.
The #5, at around 367 miles from its 100kWh battery. The #3 manages around 283 miles and the #1 around 273, both from a 66kWh battery. Worth knowing that Smart publishes its range figures in kilometres only on its UK site, so any mile figure you see, including ours, is a conversion.
It depends which one. The #5 with the 100kWh battery peaks at 400kW and does 10 to 80% in 18 minutes, which is faster than almost anything at the money. Everything else peaks at 150kW and takes about 30 minutes. On AC, most versions have a 22kW onboard charger, which is unusual and useful anywhere with a three-phase supply. Smart's own pages disagree about whether the #3 Pro+ has 22kW or 7.4kW, so ask us to confirm against the exact trim.
The 66kWh #1 and #3 and the whole #5 range tow 1,600kg braked, which is unusual for electric cars this size and useful if you have a small trailer or a caravan. The catch is that the 49kWh #1 and #3 cannot tow at all. Smart shows it as a dash on its own table rather than a figure, so it is easy to miss when you are comparing trims.
It exists and you cannot order it yet. Smart markets it with a New badge on its UK site and publishes a full specification table, so it reads like a car you can configure, but what you get is a register your interest form with no price against any trim and no UK on-sale date. It is a two-seat city car on a 35.8kWh battery with around 180 miles of range. Tell us if it is the one you want and we will watch for the order books opening.
Three years with unlimited mileage on the vehicle, which is genuinely useful on a high-mileage lease because most three-year warranties cap at 60,000 miles. The high voltage battery is covered for eight years or 125,000 miles, with replacement if capacity falls below 70% of where it started. Body perforation is twelve years. Worth knowing Smart's model pages and its warranty terms page disagree on the battery mileage, so we would get it confirmed in writing if it matters to you.
Through Mercedes-Benz retailers, because Smart's showrooms are integrated within Mercedes-Benz outlets, and on an agency model where Smart owns the transaction and the retailer handles the sale for a fee. Smart does not publish how many UK sales points there are and the trade press figures disagree sharply, from around 34 up to more than a hundred. It is a small network attached to a large one, so check where your nearest is before you get attached to a car.
LetsLease is a credit broker rather than the lender. We arrange the agreement and place it with a funder such as Lex Autolease, Novuna, Ayvens or Santander, and that funder owns the vehicle and holds the agreement with you. Because we work across several funders rather than one, we can compare how each prices the same car.