Honda
Honda Fit years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2015. Best years: 2017 and 2020.
The 2015 Honda Fit draws the most owner complaints for its age: 269, or 22 for each year on the road, against a median of 12 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2015 is infotainment (63 reports).
- 642complaints
- 10recall campaigns
- 4model years with a page
Newest report Sep 23, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2015
Most reported: infotainment (63 reports, median 58,000 miles) and stalling (24 reports, median 60,000 miles).
Best years
2017
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2020
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2015 alone holds 269 of the 642 complaints across the 4 model years with a page here (42%).
- Problem across the years
- Infotainment is the top problem in every model year with a page, 156 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 52 owners who gave a mileage for infotainment were under about 46,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 6% of Honda Fit complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2018, 9 of its 117 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- 1 of the 4 model years where owners report infotainment have a recall on the same system: 2015. A recall on the same system doesn't always cover the failure owners describe, so compare its summary with the complaints.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 99 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 56. So far in 2026, 43 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Third generation
| Year | Complaints | A year | Recalls | Most reported | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 avoid | 269 | 22 | 4 | Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails (63) | 50,000 |
| 2016 | 120 | 11 | 1 | Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails (35) | 38,000 |
| 2018 | 117 | 13 | 4 | Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails (28) | 41,474 |
| 2019 | 136 | 17 | 6 | Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails (30) | 20,000 |
Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2017 (43), 2020 (36).
Year by year
2019 Honda Fit
136 owner complaints, 17 for each year on the road (1.4 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (30 reports), misfire (27 reports, median 18,000 miles) and stalling (12 reports). 9 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. 6 recalls, including 24V-384 on the backup camera and 23V-046 on the backup camera.
2018 Honda Fit
117 owner complaints, 13 for each year on the road (1.1 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (28 reports, median 34,000 miles), misfire (26 reports, median 54,000 miles) and stalling (10 reports). 4 reports involved a crash and 9 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 24V-384 on the backup camera and 23V-046 on the backup camera.
2016 Honda Fit
120 owner complaints, 11 for each year on the road (0.9 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (35 reports, median 40,000 miles), misfire (11 reports, median 52,000 miles) and wheels (11 reports). 5 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. 1 recall: 15V-697 on the structure.
2015 Honda Fit avoid
269 owner complaints, 22 for each year on the road (1.9 times the model median). Most reported: infotainment (63 reports, median 58,000 miles), stalling (24 reports, median 60,000 miles) and misfire (22 reports, median 50,000 miles). 10 reports involved a crash and 13 people were hurt. 4 recalls, including 15V-559 on the electrical system and 15V-697 on the structure.
Recalls that cover several model years
The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.
The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit.
The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio display power circuit.
The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
In the affected vehicles, the rear grab handle brackets were not manufactured properly, and as a result, the brackets may puncture the side curtain air bags upon their deployment.
Questions
What Honda Fit years should you avoid?
The 2015 Honda Fit draws the most owner complaints for its age: 269, or 22 for each year on the road, against a median of 12 a year across the 6 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2015 is infotainment (63 reports).
What are the best years for the Honda Fit?
The 2017 and 2020 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2017 has 43 (4 a year) and 2020 has 36 (5 a year). Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Honda Fit?
Infotainment, with 156 reports across the 4 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.
How many recalls does the Honda Fit have?
10 recall campaigns cover the Honda Fit model years 2015 to 2019 on this site. The widest, 15V-697 on the structure, covers 2 model years.
How many Honda Fit complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
6% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2018 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for infotainment on the Honda Fit?
On 1 of the 4 model years where owners report it: 2015.