2009 Honda Fit: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 330 complaints
330
Total Complaints
60,250mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
26
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

19,020 25th Percentile
60,250 Median Mileage
101,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
104
STEERING
43
POWER TRAIN
33
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
15
ENGINE
13
STRUCTURE:BODY
11
VISIBILITY
10
TIRES
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
6

Severity Assessment

26
Crashes
4
Fires
23
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2009 HONDA FIT WINDSHIELD RESTRICTS DRIVER'S VIEW. THE FIRST TIME I DROVE MY NEW BASE MODEL 2009 HONDA FIT IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I DISCOVERED THAT I COULD NOT SEE ENOUGH THROUGH ITS TOO HIGH, TOO NARROW (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM) WINDSHIELD TO ACCURATELY POSITION THE FIT BEHIND THE CA..."
"THE PAINT ON MY CAR HAS EITHER NOT CURED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY, OR IS TOO SOFT. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW MONTHS THE PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF AND THE CAR LOOKS WORSE THAN MY 7 YEAR OLD HONDA ACCORD. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, BUT WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE THE CAR TO RUST VERY SOON. THIS SHOULD ..."
"MY 2009 HONDA FIT SPORT MODEL WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BUT JUMP FORWARD TEN FEET OR SO. ON 4/4/09 THIS CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR, RESULTING IN $2400 BODY DAMAGE. HONDA SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR--NO COMPUTER CODES--AND WILL NOT TRY TO REPAIR IT. I CAN NO LONGER ..."

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

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