Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-24 | 13V157000 |
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 91,920 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while making a turn from a complete stop at the exit of a ga… |
| 2024-06-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | The electronic steering power assist failed several times in the past two weeks. The vehicle is available for inspectio… |
| 2024-01-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving my regular commute to work with the radio on, the radio and interior lights (not sure if headlights becau… |
| 2023-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Three instances of engine misfiring, causing the car to immediately go into a speed limiting mode during driving. This … |
| 2022-10-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit. The contact stated he noticed a strong odor of gasoline inside the vehicle. The vehi… |
| 2022-05-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving down the highway the spark plug was blown out of the engine head and the car lost power immediately. The car h… |
| 2021-07-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Fit equipped with Continental General Tires, Tire Line: Altimax RT43, Tire Size: 195/50/… |
| 2021-01-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WHEN I STARTED MAKING THE LEFT TURN I FELT AND HEARD A LOUD… |
| 2020-12-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | OUR WELL-MAINTAINED HONDA FIT HAS DEVELOPED AN ISSUE WHERE THE EPS STEERING LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY DURING DRIVING.… |
| 2020-12-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, I HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A BUZZING/GRINDING SOUND. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING B… |
| 2020-11-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE SNAPPED IN TWO INSIDE THE RUBBER DAMPER WEIGHT AT ITS CENTER. AS HONDA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET S… |
| 2020-09-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | #2 SPARK PLUG EJECTED AT 90K MILES. IN MOTION. ROUGH IDLE RESULTED AND LOW RPM'S. TOWED FOR REPAIR. READ ONLINE OF MA… |
| 2020-08-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY THE FRONT AXLE FRACT… |
| 2020-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AXLE WAS FRACTURED DUE TO WATER … |
| 2020-04-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000 < MILES. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THAT LED TO A HIGHWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GR… |
| 2020-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP OR BE REALLY HARD T… |
| 2019-12-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVING INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY WITH LOW SPEED TURNS. I WILL HAVE TO USE … |
| 2019-12-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE COMING TO A STOP ON A HILL ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWAR… |
| 2019-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MOVING FORWARD AFTER RED LIGHT STOP; HEARD A "CLUNK" AND SOMETHING DROPPED. COULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I ONLY HAVE 74,000 … |
| 2019-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | STOPPED AT RED LIGHT. WHEN GREEN I HAD BARELY PUT FOOT ON GAS WHEN I HEARD"CLUNK" AND FELT SOMETHING DROP.COULD NOT MOV… |
| 2019-08-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG #3 WAS MISSING A PIECE. THE METAL HOOK ON THE BASE. THE DAMAGED/FAULTY SPARK PLUG CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. T… |
| 2019-08-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT AXLE BROKE TWICE IN ONE YEAR AT BOOT. REPLACED BY HONDA ONLY TO BREAK 10,000 MILES LATER. |
| 2019-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SPARK PLUGS NUMBER 1 & 2 CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER ON HIGHWAY. THE LOOSE SPARKPLUGS DAMAGED … |
| 2019-07-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A SPARK PLUG ON THE THIRD CYLINDER BLEW OUT AND STRIPPED THE THREADS ON THE CYLINDER. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED AN ELECTRODE … |
| 2019-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL RE… |
| 2019-05-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V661000 (AIR BAGS)… |
| 2019-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, THIS CAR IS COMMON WITH OTHER HONDA FIT MY YEAR OF SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT , A LOT OF PEOPL… |
| 2019-04-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | EPS WARNING LIGHT AT SLOW VEHICLE SPEED. LOST OF STEERING POWER ASSIST. |
| 2019-03-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CAR WAS STOPPED IN A ROUNDABOUT. UPON ACCELERATING THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THE CAR QUIT MOVING UNDER IT'S OWN POWER… |
| 2019-01-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL .. |
| 2018-09-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE PLEASE REFER TO NHTSA RECALL 14V-258 FOR SIMILAR OR SAME DETAILS. |
| 2018-09-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CAR STARTED TO LURCH AROUND 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT IN A PARKING LO… |
| 2018-08-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR WHEN THE EPS LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING CUTS OUT MID-DRIVE. USUALLY, THIS IS WHILE THE CAR IS … |
| 2018-06-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE LEFT FRONT AXLE SHAFT BROKE IN JUNE 2018, WITH 89,032 ODOMETER MILES, AND THE RIGHT AXLE SHAFT BROKE DECEMBER 3, 20… |
| 2018-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ENGINE HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN IT. I HAD IT T… |
| 2018-02-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN I AM STOPPED AND START TO ACCELERATE TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. I AM TRYING TO MOV… |
| 2018-02-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY HONDA FIT 2012 TO MY MECHANIC WITH ISSUES OF A MISFIRE IN CYLINDERS 1 AND 2. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A SIMPLE RE… |
| 2017-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ROCK HARD AND WILL NOT BUDGE. AFTER WARMING IT UP IT WILL WORK, BUT INTERMIT… |
| 2017-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: THIS ISSUE WAS GIVEN AT LEAST 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE CALLED HALL'S HONDA IN VA BEACH, VA SEVERAL TIMES ESPE… |
| 2017-07-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, MY CAR RADIO WILL TURN OFF AND MY POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STAR… |
| 2017-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BECAUSE HONDA CHOSE TO USE SOY-BASED WIRES FOR THE WIRES LEADING TO THE TRANSMISSION, THEY ARE VERY, VERY TEMPTING TO R… |
| 2016-12-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/COMMENT/3559372 MY CAR WOULD NOT START TODAY AND EPS LIGHT DISPLAYS. UPON RESEA… |
| 2016-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT AROUND 50,000 MILES REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN WHEN USING POWER UNLOCK SYSTEM FROM FRONT DOOR OR KE… |
| 2016-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2012 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD |
| 2016-10-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL- WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET MY AIR BAG REPLACE, WHICH THEY DID'T HAVE NEEDED TO BE ORDER AND WAITED 6 WEEK… |
| 2016-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. 7 MONTHS, OR MORE, AFTER THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE RECALL … |
| 2016-09-05 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY LOCKS IN POSITION SO THAT IT WILL NOT SIDE FORWARD OR BACK. SINCE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO MOVE THE … |
| 2016-08-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER EARLIER THIS YEAR ABOUT THE JY1 RECALL AND I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. THE PARTS WERE SUPPOSED TO … |
| 2016-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS)… |
| 2016-08-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V06… |