2019 Honda FIT problems
Owners have filed 194 complaints about the 2019 Honda FIT with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 24.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 20.6%.
Complaints194
Crashes14
Fires1
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 24.2% · 47
Fuel/propulsion system 20.6% · 40
Unknown or other 12.9% · 25
Engine 8.2% · 16
Fuel system, gasoline 7.2% · 14
Lane departure 5.7% · 11
Forward collision avoidance 5.2% · 10
Structure 4.1% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 14 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Honda FIT in this data, 2019 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 105 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 12,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Connected my cellphone and think a hacker is affecting auto systems: alternator not consistently charging (new battery & alternator checked good), lane assist turns off in curves & when wipers on, navigation system frozen on test screen (tried resetting pressing three buttons aslearned on youtube), display of % to next oil change frozen at 70%. Hoping there software upgrades. Electrical system
10 August 2021 - Fuel pump fixed due to a recall. 19 October 2021 - digital gas/mileage went blank. Took my car to the dealership and they removed the fuel pump and put it back. Dealership said it was fixed. 21 October 2021 - digital/gas mileage issue again 22 October 2021- took it back to dealership. My car only has 19, 500 miles on it. Electrical system
The odomoter gauge flickers and freezed quite often. Sometime it goes blank. I cannot reset odometer after oil change or see the mileage. It was less frequent a year ago, but now is more frequent. It was noted first while the car was under warranty, but because it was not too frequent, I did not take it to the dealer. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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