Honda Fit Years to Avoid — and the Years to Buy

Every Honda Fit model year from 2007 to 2020, benchmarked against each other with 2,742 federal complaints, 34 recall campaigns, and the odometer readings owners put in their reports.

Avoid: 2007–2009, 2015. These years top the Fit's complaint rankings by volume and severity.
Safer bets: 2017, 2020 — the quietest years with at least four years on the road.

The method in one line: every NHTSA complaint for this model is counted, weighted for crashes, fires, injuries, and deaths, and each year is measured against the Fit's own worst year — full methodology.

2,742Complaints on file
34Recall campaigns
14Model years

The trouble strip

One cell per model year. The whole answer in one glance — click any year for the full report.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Darker = quieter yearsBrighter amber = more trouble

The defining problem

Airbags tops the Honda Fit file with 532 complaints, concentrated in the 2007–2011, 2013 model years, most often reported around 58,523 miles. The year pages break down what fails and when.

Every year, ranked

YearVerdictComplaintsRecallsTop problemTrouble index
2020 Better year 51 4 Driver assistance 9
2019 Below average 194 6 Fuel system 38
2018 Below average 169 4 Fuel system 39
2017 Better year 59 0 Fuel system 10
2016 Typical 148 1 Electrical 27
2015 Avoid 373 4 Electrical 77
2013 Below average 215 10 Airbags 53
2012 Typical 130 11 Airbags 26
2011 Typical 128 11 Airbags 28
2010 Below average 218 12 Airbags 57
2009 Avoid 331 11 Airbags 72
2008 Avoid 280 8 Airbags 74
2007 Avoid 446 11 Electrical 100

Technical service bulletins

Beyond complaints and recalls, 736 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, service campaigns, warranty extensions — are on file for the Honda Fit. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

Browse the Honda Fit TSB list by year →

Questions buyers ask

What Honda Fit years should I avoid?

Federal complaint records point to 2007–2009, 2015 as the Honda Fit years to avoid — they drew the highest volume of serious complaints relative to the model's other years.

What is the most common Honda Fit problem?

Airbags tops the Honda Fit file with 532 complaints, concentrated in the 2007–2011, 2013 model years, most often reported around 58,523 miles.

What are the best Honda Fit years to buy used?

The quietest Honda Fit years in federal records are 2017, 2020 — each with at least four years on the road and well-below-average complaint volume for this model.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Counts cover the Honda Fit only, scored against this model's own worst year — not against other models. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.