2019 Honda Fit: Reliability Data

187
Total Complaints
11,400mi
Median Mileage
Electrical System
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,411 25th Percentile
11,400 Median Mileage
21,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System
42
Fuel/Propulsion System
38
Unknown Or Other
24
Engine
13
Fuel System, Gasoline
12
Body
8
Assist
6
Warning
5
Steering
4
Adaptive Cruise Control
4

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2019 HONDA FIT 5DR EX: FLEW OFF ROAD, IT HAD HONDA COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYS, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING, LANE KEEP ASSIST SYS AND ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION, ALL FAILED AND ACCIDENT HAPPENED. VEHICLE IN MOTION TRAVELING 80MPH WHEN LEFT THE ROAD."
"I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO WAY HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME IN MY LANE. AN INCOMING CAR IN THE OTHER LANE GOING ABOUT 55 OR MORE MPH WAS DRIVING IN THE OTHER LANE. AS THE CAR GOT CLOSER TO MY CAR AND IN THEIR LANE, THE HONDA FIT SENSORS WENT OFF. FIRST, THE BRAKE SIGNAL FLASHED ON THE P..."
"I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO WAY HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME IN MY LANE. AN INCOMING CAR IN THE OTHER LANE GOING ABOUT 55 OR MORE MPH WAS DRIVING IN THE OTHER LANE. AS THE CAR GOT CLOSER TO MY CAR AND IN THEIR LANE, THE HONDA FIT SENSORS WENT OFF. FIRST, THE BRAKE SIGNAL FLASHED ON THE P..."

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 42 complaints
25th: 9,350 mi Median: 14,900 mi 75th: 24,250 mi
Fuel/Propulsion System 38 complaints
25th: 1,686 mi Median: 8,770 mi 75th: 18,175 mi
Unknown Or Other 24 complaints
25th: 587 mi Median: 5,000 mi 75th: 5,289 mi
Engine 13 complaints
25th: 9,436 mi Median: 21,000 mi 75th: 32,500 mi
Fuel System, Gasoline 12 complaints
25th: 32,662 mi Median: 42,000 mi 75th: 46,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 42 PA: 15 IL: 10 NY: 9 TN: 9 OH: 8 GA: 8 TX: 8 AL: 6 VA: 6

Who Files Complaints?

3.2%
Original Owners
96.8%
Second+ Owners

Honda Fit — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200744635
200827943
200933026
201021830
201112711
20121309
201321224
201536321
20161456
2017590
20181548
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