Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-10 | 20V770000 |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 248,358 | — | Details |
| 2011-02-17 | 11V101000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 97,201 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Honda has sent me numerous mailers advertising a gift card and loaner vehicle as incentives for participating in their … |
| 2024-05-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Cv axles prematurely rusting |
| 2023-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My doors have defaulted to the lock position, even when the vehicle is occupied. The electronic unlock system will not… |
| 2023-04-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | At highways speeds vehicle became difficult to maintain in a straight path. Slight change in the steering would result… |
| 2022-10-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | The power steering warning light is on intermittently. The steering is too heavy to turn and the wheels feel like locke… |
| 2022-06-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Driver door actuator malfunctioning triggering passenger door and trunk hatch to all To constantly lock and unlock unti… |
| 2022-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | On April 25, 2022 our 2009 Fit started rolling away when it was parked, not in gear and the parking brake was not set. … |
| 2022-02-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Pulling out onto a busy highway my car lost propulsion. It died in the middle of the highway with cars coming towards m… |
| 2022-01-03 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | 2009 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER STATED W… |
| 2021-12-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving without warning ⚠️ the car loses power steering the steering wheel locks up no control I hit the side wal… |
| 2021-11-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | I was driving home during evening rush hour on the freeway, 65 mph. Suddenly, it felt as though I was driving a tank. L… |
| 2021-06-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle caught fire while driving |
| 2021-05-29 | STEERING | No | 0 | When driving my 09 fit my radio went in and out then my steering wheel indicator light popped up next thing I knew my s… |
| 2021-05-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | This is related to the Honda Fit 2000 manual transmission driver shaft recall (Service Bulletin 21-009). Part of the ba… |
| 2021-05-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Honda Fit. The contact stated while her daughter was driving at unknown speed, the steering whe… |
| 2021-02-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V770000 (POWER TRA… |
| 2021-02-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVE SHAFT BROKE AFTER PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE (WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT INCLINE). PUSHED CAR INTO SAFE LOCATION. TOOK DRI… |
| 2021-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V770000 (POWER TRA… |
| 2021-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERY WINTER THE BATTERY GOES COMPLETELY DEAD. NO SIGNS OF ANY LIFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACE BY THE DEA… |
| 2021-01-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED BEING ABLE TO PROPEL FORWARD. THERE WAS A CLUNK NOISE. I WAS EVEN… |
| 2021-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING … |
| 2020-12-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V770000 (POWER TRA… |
| 2020-11-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY RADIO AT RANDOM TIMES WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS IF IT LOST POWER, THEN ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO … |
| 2020-11-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE RIGHT AXLE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE WHILE I WAS STATIONARY, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE KEFT AXLE WAS ALSO FOU… |
| 2020-11-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHED, RADIO TURNED OFF, AND POWER STEERING CUT OUT. OCCURR… |
| 2020-11-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT VIN# [XXX]. WE LIVE IN MAINE. IT WAS HAPPEN AFTER MY WIFE DROP MY DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL. SHE DRIVE BA… |
| 2020-10-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE AXLE BROKE WHILE CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY. NO POWER TRANSFERRED WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GET TO THE… |
| 2020-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ON 10/3/2018, MY FRONT AXLE SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT. I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INCITING INCID… |
| 2020-09-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL AT A SPEED OF AROUND 35 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE… |
| 2020-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V770000 (POWER TRA… |
| 2020-08-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I JUST EXITED A HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE INTESECTION. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN RIGHT I HEARD A NOISE LIKE… |
| 2020-07-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING VEHICLE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIANS NOTIFIED THE … |
| 2020-07-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE SHAFT (CV AXLE) ON MY MANUAL 2009 HONDA FIT SNAPPED OFF WHILE IN FIRST GEAR AND DRIVING A… |
| 2020-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS IN IDLE WHEN THE RADIO FLASHED OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. IT TURNED BACK OFF, BUT THE CAR… |
| 2020-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH, THE STEERING W… |
| 2020-02-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Honda Fit. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled, causi… |
| 2020-02-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE AXLE ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR GETTING DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN… |
| 2019-12-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I TRIED TO UNLOCK MY CAR WITH THE REMOTE, IT DIDN'T UNLOCK. I COULD HEAR THAT IT WAS TRYING TO UNLOCK. I THEN TRIED THE… |
| 2019-12-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PASSENGER AXLE BROKE IN HALF. SITTING AT A LIGHT ABOUT TO TAKE OFF. CAR HAS TO BE TOWED AND IS NOT DRIVABLE. |
| 2019-11-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BROKEN LEFT AXEL WHILE DRIVING AFTER MAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN OFF A STREET |
| 2019-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL MIXING IN WITH THE ENGINE OIL . AFTER CHANGING THE OIL OR CHECKING THE DIP STICK THE ENGINE OIL SMELLS HEAVILY LIK… |
| 2019-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING LOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUT… |
| 2019-04-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING. STEERING IS SERIOUSLY VERY HARD TO STEER. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE ST… |
| 2019-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLS AND DIES AFTER INITIAL START. SOMETIMES EVEN WITH WARMING CAR UP FOR 5-10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE CAN B… |
| 2019-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A COLD DAY IN FEBRUARY OF 2019 WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON HER WAY TO WORK IN THE MORN… |
| 2019-01-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH, RADIO LIGHTS FLASHED OFF. SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, RADIO LIGHTS SHUT OFF, EP… |
| 2019-01-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FAILURE. FOLLOWED BY WARNING LIGHT AND VERY HEAVY STEERING, WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT FORTY TO FORTY FIVE M… |
| 2019-01-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER T… |
| 2018-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, EXTRA STRENGTH WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND THE POW… |
| 2018-11-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG A CITY STREET. TIRE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP. I HEARD SOMETHING BREAK/… |