"How reliable is the 2010 Honda Fit?"

"Based on 218 NHTSA complaints, the 2010 Honda Fit has a median complaint mileage of 41000 miles. The most common issue is Air Bags."

"What are common problems with the 2010 Honda Fit?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2010 Honda Fit is Air Bags, accounting for a significant portion of the 218 total complaints filed."

2010 Honda Fit: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 218 complaints

218

Total Complaints

41,000mi

Median Mileage

Air Bags

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

11,600 25th Percentile

41,000 Median Mileage

81,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags

Steering

Electrical System

Power Train

Unknown Or Other

Body

Vehicle Speed Control

Seats

Suspension

Visibility

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 HONDA FIT SPORT AUTOMATIC AT 25MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, ALL DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY DARK; I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NOTICING THAT POWER STEERING AND BRAKE ASSIST WERE INACTIVE SO IT WAS A CHALLENG..."

"FRONT DRIVER SEAT ROCKS WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS - AT ANY SPEED. SEARCH ON WEB SHOWS COMMON ISSUE. SEE HTTP://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/2ND-GENERATION-GE-08-PRESENT/53493-2010-FIT-SEAT-ROCKING-FIX-2.HTML. *TR"

"I PURCHASED HONDA FIT AND DROVE IT HOME TO REALIZE THAT I HAVE TO EITHER DRIVE WITHOUT A HEAD RESTRAINT AND COMPROMISE MY SAFETY OR NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 20 MINUTES A DAY. THE HEAD REST PUSHES MY HEAD FORWARD AND STRAINS MY NECK TO THE POINT THAT I EITHER HAVE TO SIT UPRIGHT AWAY FROM T..."

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.

Air Bags 83 complaints

25th: 20,000 mi Median: 42,023 mi 75th: 69,323 mi

Steering 17 complaints

25th: 21,000 mi Median: 78,000 mi 75th: 97,500 mi

Electrical System 17 complaints

25th: 16,500 mi Median: 49,000 mi 75th: 84,549 mi

Power Train 15 complaints

25th: 87,341 mi Median: 103,659 mi 75th: 173,500 mi

Unknown Or Other 12 complaints

25th: 41,000 mi Median: 65,000 mi 75th: 82,900 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 40 NY: 19 TX: 18 FL: 14 MA: 13 PA: 12 IL: 11 MD: 8 WI: 8 WA: 7

Who Files Complaints?

0.9%

Original Owners

99.1%

Second+ Owners

Honda Fit — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2007	446	62,000	Steering	35
2008	279	76,000	Air Bags	43
2009	330	60,250	Air Bags	26
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