MODELYEARINDEX

Which Honda FIT years to avoid

Across 10 scored model years, the 2015, 2013 and 2019 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Honda FIT Full report
F
Grade 2010–2020
2015 vs model median 2.7×
Model median3× median
Body & Interior 20
Electrical 20
Airbags & Restraints 18
Avoid

2013 · 2015

Best

2017 · 2020

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.25× 59 D
2011
0.41× 21 B
2012
1.08× 65 C
2013
2.42× 153 F
2015
2.69× 149 F
2016
0.92× 59 B
2017
0.19× 17 A
2018
0.63× 43 B
2019
1.45× 82 D
2020
0.34× 26 B

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2013 F 153 reports · median 16,000 mi

  1. Airbags & Restraints 85

    Tl- the contact owns a 2013 honda fit. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The failure occurred three times. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 15

    In daytime driving, on a bright day the instruments can not be read. There is no control to increase brightness of the instrument cluster in daytime driving. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Body & Interior 10

    I was entering a parking place at approximately 3 MPH, trying to adjust the angle of entry. When I stepped on the accelerator the car bolted forward. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

12 crash · 5 fire · 25 injuries

2015 F 149 reports · median 32,161 mi

  1. Body & Interior 20

    When faced with heavy impact the vehicle do not active the air bags. However, the damage of the vehicle were of such magnitude that it broke the transmission, the clutch housing, the front body kit such as fog light … owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 20

    Have problem with the computer and already changed the dealers spent a month with her and after two days I handed it back to do the same. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Airbags & Restraints 18

    Rear left seat belt buckle and rear center seat belt buckle are installed reversed, center is on left, left is center which makes for extreme difficulties for children to safely buckle and unbuckle their seat belts. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

18 crash · 1 fire · 22 injuries

The best year for the FIT

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2017 is the best-scoring FIT model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 95.3 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2017 0.19× 17 A
2020 0.34× 26 B
2011 0.41× 21 B

Recalls

25 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
16V346000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 2,719,386
23V858000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2018, 2019 2,490,460
16V061000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2013 2,232,187
18V661000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2013 1,355,406
17V030000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2012 977,708
24V064000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER 2020 750,114
18V042000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2013 691,726
21V215000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2019 624,552
20V770000 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT 2010–2013 248,358
15V574000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) 2015 143,676
20V314000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2019 135,995
23V046000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION 2018–2020 114,686

+ 13 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2015 were reported at a median of 32,161 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Honda FIT years should you avoid?
2015, 2013, 2019 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Honda FIT model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Honda FIT?
2017 is the best-scoring Honda FIT model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 95.3 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Honda FIT have?
25 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Honda FIT model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2015 FIT
Complaints in window
149
Severity-weighted
245
Model median (weighted)
91
vs model median
2.69×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
4
Open investigations
0
Score 22.7 F