2018 Honda FIT problems
Owners have filed 169 complaints about the 2018 Honda FIT with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 20.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 17.8%.
Complaints169
Crashes8
Fires0
Injuries22
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 20.1% · 34
Fuel/propulsion system 17.8% · 30
Engine 13.0% · 22
Unknown or other 10.1% · 17
Forward collision avoidance 8.3% · 14
Structure 7.1% · 12
Fuel system, gasoline 6.5% · 11
Lane departure 4.1% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash and 22 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Honda FIT in this data, 2018 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 84 in the last three years against 65 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 28,850 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2018 Honda Fit. The contact stated that at start-up, the fuel and mileage gauge failed to display or displayed unintelligible information preventing the contact from knowing how many miles to empty. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not repaired due to cost. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Electrical system · reported at 40,000 miles
Lately, on startup in the mornings, the odometer screen has been glitching or clearing entirely. It seems to happen on the coldest mornings. The issue clears up after being on the road for a while, but how long it takes to get back to normal varies by the day. Some days the glitch starts while the car is stationary and warming up. On other days it occurs once I am already a few miles down the road. Electrical system · reported at 28,850 miles
digital display with mileage, gas maintenance information intermittently fails or appears scrambled. Could possibly be connected to temperature but not consistent. It is a safety issue in that you donât know how much gas you have and you cannot check maintenance information. This has been happening intermittently for about 2 1/2 years. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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