2010 Honda Fit problems and complaints

Owners have filed 184 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Honda Fit. The most-reported areas: Air Bags (84), Electrical System (19), Steering (18).

Key takeaways

  • 184 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 20 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 18 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Air Bags8446%
Electrical System1910%
Steering1810%
Power Train169%
Unknown Or Other127%
Structure116%
Service Brakes84%
Visibility74%
Engine63%
Vehicle Speed Control63%
Seats63%
Suspension53%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2010 Honda Fit 4-DR. w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Power Train,air Bags,engine - filed 2026-10-03

I was in a wreck where I tried to switch lanes from the left to the right, and my power train switched off- which caused electrical parts to splatter into my engine. I then lost control of the power steering. I tried to over correct twice and crashed into the highway divider to avoid hurting anyone else. The only airba...

Unknown Or Other - filed 2025-09-22

I was driving slowly down a side street and nosing into a parking spot (not parallel parking) when the car surged forward. I hit the car I was parking in back of and propelled that car into the one in front of it. My car has damage to the hood and front bumper

Suspension,wheels,service Brakes - filed 2025-09-17

On [XXX], I Down payment for the purchase of a 2010 Honda Fit, for $6,258.00 with 24 Ford of Easton, 703 Washington St., South Easton, MA 02375. License Motor Dealer , On [XXX], the TMPS dashboard light was on...Ford replaced them, but as presently ([XXX]) light is still on, they told me TMPS would go off after I d...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.