2011 Honda Fit: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 127 complaints
127
Total Complaints
68,222mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
11
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,000 25th Percentile
68,222 Median Mileage
89,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
64
POWER TRAIN
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
STEERING
9
ENGINE
7
SERVICE BRAKES
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2

Severity Assessment

11
Crashes
1
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED MY SECOND HONDA AUTOMOBILE THREE MONTHS AGO: A BRAND NEW 2011 HONDA FIT WITH LESS THAN 10 MILES ON IT. JUST DROVE TO DALLAS TO SEE MY GRANDKIDS AND COMING BACK, THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT. I TOOK IT INTO DON CARLTON HONDA THIS MORNING - AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT A "ROCK MUST HAVE..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA FIT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT 7000 TIRES, SIZE 185/55/R16, DOT NUMBER EU7V3M7R4610. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE YET ADVISED THE CONTACT ..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA FIT SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS EXPOSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE CABLE COULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE..."

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