"How reliable is the 2007 Honda Fit?"

"Based on 446 NHTSA complaints, the 2007 Honda Fit has a median complaint mileage of 62000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2007 Honda Fit?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2007 Honda Fit is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 446 total complaints filed."

2007 Honda Fit: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 446 complaints

446

Total Complaints

62,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

34,950 25th Percentile

62,000 Median Mileage

90,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

AIR BAGS

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

STRUCTURE:BODY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

STRUCTURE

ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AIM TOO LOW CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE DEALER RAISED THE AIMING POINT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS MOVE UP AND DOWN. UPDATED 08/03/06. *JB"

"I WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND A NEW 2007 HONDA ACCORD WITH THE NEW LED BRAKE LIGHTS AT NIGHT. WHEN THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND LEDS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT IT GAVE ME INSTANT EYE STRAIN PAIN IN MY EYES. I ALSO COULD NOT SEE AROUND THE VEHICLE OR TO THE SIDES. THOSE LEDS ARE WAY TOO BRIGHT AND ARE BLIND..."

"EXCESSIVE GLARE FROM POOR DESIGN OF HEADLIGHT AND LED TAILLIGHTS CAUSING EXCESSIVE GLARE CREATING SAFETY RISK FOR OTHER VEHICLES AND OBSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN AND ROAD HAZARDS. THIS APPLIES TO ALL ACCORD COUPE AND SEDANS WITH LED TAIL LIGHTS MODEL LX EX VP SE SITED TO DATE. HEADLIGHTS ARE OVERLY BRI..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

STEERING 80 complaints

25th: 38,000 mi Median: 54,135 mi 75th: 80,000 mi

AIR BAGS 56 complaints

25th: 26,667 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 95,500 mi

EXTERIOR LIGHTING 51 complaints

25th: 51,650 mi Median: 72,000 mi 75th: 98,073 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 33 complaints

25th: 23,500 mi Median: 66,500 mi 75th: 83,750 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 28 complaints

25th: 50,125 mi Median: 65,350 mi 75th: 107,902 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 61 FL: 34 NY: 31 TX: 25 NJ: 22 MA: 20 IL: 19 PA: 18 OH: 17 VA: 17

Who Files Complaints?

6.5%

Original Owners

93.5%

Second+ Owners

Honda Fit — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2008	279	76,000	AIR BAGS	43
2009	330	60,250	AIR BAGS	26
2010	218	41,000	AIR BAGS	30
2011	127	68,222	AIR BAGS	11
2012	130	46,900	AIR BAGS	9
2013	212	29,936	AIR BAGS	24
2015	363	47,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	21
2016	145	36,000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2017	59	28,500	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	0
2018	154	28,408	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	8
2019	187	11,400	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	14
2020	48	4,900	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28