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2013 Honda Fit

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2014-05-16 14V258000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT 1,038 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-08-08 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 Paint has peeled extensively allowing for rust to form to roof and hood, which I suspect is a defect as opposed to natu…
2024-12-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The fuse block became defective, thereby the brake lights, horn, tail lights, and blinkers stopped working.
2024-11-21 STEERING No 0 The power steering goes out while driving randomly and has been happening every drive for at least a year and 6 months.…
2024-08-12 POWER TRAIN No 0 See attached document for complaint.
2023-11-19 STEERING No 0 Last evening the interior vehicle power (headlights, dash lights, AC/heat fan) intermittently flashed off then back on …
2023-07-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 The rear door window motors both failed. At the time of this report they are available for inspection. The safety risk …
2023-04-09 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I had my airbags serviced in 2016 at a Honda dealership to fix the Takata airbag recall issue. In 2023, I was hit on th…
2023-03-30 POWER TRAIN No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Honda Fit. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled with a grinding sound c…
2022-11-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 While my wife was coming to a stop in a parking space, the car suddenly accelerated and jumped over the curb into a ped…
2022-11-09 ENGINE No 0 ECU detected a cylinder #2 misfire, check engine light started blinking while idling. prior, noticed a little bit of mi…
2021-07-02 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:SHAFT:OUTPUT No 0 2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT REPAIRS RELATED TO FRONT DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES SAFETY RECALL. …
2021-03-07 ENGINE No 0 IN 2019 THE #3 SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROADWAY. I HAD THE CAR REPAIRED (SEE AT…
2021-02-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL TODAY (2/8/21) THAT SAYS THERE IS A RECALL ON MY HONDA FIT FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT IN SALT-…
2021-01-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 HONDA SENT ME A NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING RECALL 20V-770. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE.…
2020-12-16 POWER TRAIN No 0 RECEIVED RECALL WARNING
2020-11-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 DRIVERS SIDE CV SHAFT SHEARED UNDERNEATH VIBRATION DAMPENER. I WAS TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AN…
2020-09-28 STRUCTURE No 0 2013 HONDA FIT. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING A DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT TOP COA…
2020-09-21 POWER TRAIN No 0 FRONT PASSENGER AXLE BROKE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS WHEN STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAI…
2020-07-08 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 WITHIN 5 MONTHS BOTH MY DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE AXLE HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2013 HONDA FIT. BOTH TIMES WHEN I WENT TO ACC…
2020-06-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 PASSENGER SIDE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE IN TWO PIECES WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP GOING STRAIGHT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. …
2020-03-09 POWER TRAIN No 0 I WAS MAKING A WIDE TURN GOING FORWARD ON A HIGHWAY. I COULDNT COMPLETE THE TURN SUCCESSFULLY BECAUSE THE ROAD WASNT WI…
2020-02-28 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 MY RIGHT AXLE BROKE. IN HALF. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WHEN THEY PUT THE CAR UP THEY BROUGHT ME…
2019-12-28 WHEELS No 0 WE INSTALLED FROM FIRESTONE IN BILOXI 4 NEW BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA EP422 PLUS BL 175/65R15 DOT# V6TWEC 84H 70,000 MILE LIMI…
2019-12-15 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Yes 0 MY 2013 HONDA FIT HAS ONLY 76,000 ON IT. WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO SHUT OFF, HEAD LIGHTS DIMMED, DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLICK…
2019-10-02 ENGINE No 0 WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN PORTLAND, OREGON, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE CUT OUT MAKING CONTROL OF THE VEHICL…
2019-09-11 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT, STARTED SMELLING FUEL IN THE CABIN WHICH GAVE ME A HEADACHE WHILE AT A STOP/IDLE/LOW SP…
2019-08-03 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Yes 0 IT WAS RAINING. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH. AT THIS POINT, THE ROAD CURVES TO THE RIGHT. I HA…
2019-08-01 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TAKATA RECALL HONDA OF SEATTLE ALREADY REPLACED MY TAKATA AIRBAG. I WAS DRIVING AND HIT (T-BONED) ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT…
2019-06-19 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, WHILE DRIVING. TH…
2019-06-07 POWER TRAIN No 0 FRONT AXEL FRACTURED AND BROKE. FRACTURE WAS INSIDE BOOT AND THEREFORE COULDNT BE DETECTED IN ADVANCE WITHOUT REMOVING …
2019-04-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS, AND POWER STEERING CUTS OUT FOR A MOMENT THEN COMES BACK ON. THIS S…
2019-03-04 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL WILL NOT ANSWER PHONE CALLS
2019-02-12 AIR BAGS No 1 I BUMPED INTO A RAISED MEDIAN AND THE AIRBAG CAME OUT AND THE WHEELS GOT STUCK IN THE MEDIAN. ON WHEELER ROAD. AT 10 TO…
2018-11-14 ENGINE No 0 I LOANED MY CAR TO A RELATIVE FOR THREE DAYS AND WHEN IT WAS RETURNED I DETECTED A FUEL SMELL IN CABIN WHEN OUTSIDE AI…
2018-10-02 STEERING No 0 WHEN DRIVING MY HONDA, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER FOR ABOUT A SECOND. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE POWER S…
2018-09-28 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WA…
2018-02-28 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 TAKATA RECALL! MY HONDA FIT 2013 HAS IS ONLY AT 40K MILES AND ITS ALREADY FAILING AT KEEPING ME SAFE. THE ESC LIGHT COM…
2018-02-14 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT INADVERTENTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERA…
2017-12-01 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED FOR THE ELECTRONIC ST…
2017-11-30 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED, THE MECH…
2017-10-27 ENGINE No 0 DUE TO A FRIEND HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THEIR SAME YEAR/MODEL CAR, MY MOM BEING OVERLY CAUTIOUS, THANKFULLY BROUGHT HERS I…
2017-05-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 BATTERY DIES. HAD IT PROFESSIONALLY RECHARGED, LASTED 6 WEEKS AND BEGAN DYING AGAIN. HAD TO JUMP START NUMEROUS TIMES…
2017-05-19 AIR BAGS No 0 THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO MANIFEST WHEN THE PASSENGER IS A LIGHT-WEIGHT ADULT, IN THE CASE OF MY WIFE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD O…
2017-03-09 STEERING No 0 SWERVING IN UNSAFE MANNER DURING NORMAL WIND AT 55 MPH. HONDA FIT 2013 HB FWD TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON INNER LOOP OF WAS…
2017-03-08 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Yes 0 ON A CURVY BACK ROAD. HAD NO CONTROL OF STEERING.HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. TOTALED VEHICLE.
2017-01-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND THE KEY BECAME STU…
2017-01-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT THEY WERE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY. HONDA KNOWS AND HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE AT LEAST JULY …
2017-01-04 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA FIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS)…
2016-12-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 JULY 2016 BOUGHT GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TIRES TO REPLACE THE WORN TIRES. I REPLACED 1 TIRE IN SEPTEMBER FOR WHAT APPEARED T…
2016-11-06 AIR BAGS No 0 MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL