"How reliable is the 2020 Honda Fit?"

"Based on 48 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Honda Fit has a median complaint mileage of 4900 miles. The most common issue is Unknown Or Other."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Honda Fit?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Honda Fit is Unknown Or Other, accounting for a significant portion of the 48 total complaints filed."

2020 Honda Fit: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 48 complaints

Total Complaints

4,900mi

Median Mileage

Unknown Or Other

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,950 25th Percentile

4,900 Median Mileage

9,623 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other

Electrical System

Engine

Fuel/Propulsion System

Warnings

Automatic Emergency Braking

Air Bags

Assist

Adaptive Cruise Control

Steering

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY. THIS VIBRATION FEELS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE DISK BRAKES THAT ARE ON BOTH OF THE FRONT WHEELS."

"DIGITAL DISPLAY (MILEAGE, OIL LEVEL, FUEL GAUGE, ETC) FAILS WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON DURING COLD WEATHER. IT REMAINS BACKLIT, BUT ALL TEXT DISAPPEARS. TYPICALLY, THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING ON EITHER HIGHWAY OR CITY STREETS. THIS MEANS AS A DRIVER I'M UNABLE TO SEE IF I NEED FUEL AMONG OTHER THINGS. WH..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 8 MI: 4 NY: 4 TX: 4 FL: 3 AZ: 3 LA: 3 HI: 3 MO: 3 MA: 2

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
2010	218	41,000	Air Bags	30
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

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