2018 Honda Fit: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 154 complaints
154
Total Complaints
28,408mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

14,175 25th Percentile
28,408 Median Mileage
60,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
31
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
29
ENGINE
21
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
16
STRUCTURE:BODY
11
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
10
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
5
POWER TRAIN
4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
4
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
3

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
0
Fires
22
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEAT HAS A LACK OF THIGH LENGTH AND SUPPORT RESULTING IN MASSIVE PAIN TO MY LEFT HIP. I FEEL CRIPPLED AS A RESULT."
"I BOUGHT THE HONDA FIT ON JANUARY 27, 2018. BY EARLY FEBRUARY I HAD DEVELOPED AN INJURY THAT I WILL DETAIL BELOW BUT WHICH WAS ENTIRELY A RESULT OF DRIVING THE CAR I HAD JUST BOUGHT. I HAVE NOW NOT DRIVEN THE FIT AT ALL SINCE APRIL 18 AND DESPITE SEVERAL MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS (DOCUMENTS ATTACHED), I..."
"LOTS OF GAS IN OIL BOTH TIMES ON OIL CHANGES. MOTOR BOGS DOWN SOMETIMES WHILE IN MOTION."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 31 complaints
25th: 4,140 mi Median: 18,955 mi 75th: 29,712 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 29 complaints
25th: 8,206 mi Median: 23,000 mi 75th: 25,043 mi
ENGINE 21 complaints
Median: 60,000 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16 complaints
25th: 13,850 mi Median: 20,267 mi 75th: 30,426 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY 11 complaints
25th: 21,676 mi Median: 25,100 mi 75th: 53,328 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 27 NC: 18 TX: 16 FL: 14 NY: 11 GA: 9 PA: 8 IN: 5 MA: 5 WI: 4

Honda Fit — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200744635
200827943
200933026
201021830
201112711
20121309
201321224
201536321
20161456
2017590
201918714
2020481

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