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Honda Fit

14 model years from 2007 to 2020, compared on size, efficiency, safety and reliability.

Honda Fit
Pictured: Honda FIT HYBRID S Package (GP5) front (cropped). Photo: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Model years
2007–2020
Class
Small Station Wagons
Latest engines
1.5L 4-cyl
Best MPG
31–36 combined, by year
EV range
up to 82 mi
Latest rating
★★★★★ (2020)
Recalls
32 campaigns, all years
Most complaints
2015 (271)
Fewest problems
2017
Interest
26,360 Wikipedia views / 30 days

The 2020 Fit in brief

The 2020 Honda Fit is a small station wagon offered with a 1.5L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 161 inches long and 67 inches wide on a 100-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,493 lb (4dr Hatch FWD DX/LX).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 36 MPG combined (33 city / 40 highway), 15% better than the 2020 small station wagon average of 31.3 MPG, for an estimated $1,850 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned the top 5-star overall rating.

It has 4 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 36 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the electrical system.

The Honda Fit has 14 model years in our data, from 2007 to 2020.

Its most efficient year was 2020 at 36 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 31 to 36 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the air bags (477), electrical system (332), unknown or other (169).

Buying used? 2017 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2010 has the most recalls (12); all years together count 32 campaigns and 1,643 owner complaints.

How the 2007 Fit compares

The 2007 Honda Fit is a small station wagon offered with a 1.5L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 157 inches long and 67 inches wide on a 97-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,516 lb.

About the Honda Fit

The Honda Fit or Honda Jazz is a small car manufactured and marketed by Honda since 2001 over four generations. With a five-door hatchback body style, it is considered a supermini in the United Kingdom, a subcompact car in the United States, and a light car in Australia. Marketed worldwide and manufactured at ten plants in eight countries, sales reached almost 5 million by mid-2013. Honda uses the "Jazz" nameplate in Europe, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and India; and "Fit" in Japan, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan and the Americas.

From the Wikipedia article "Honda Fit", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

2020 Fit pros & cons

Full 2020 details →

What's good

  • Excellent fuel economyUp to 36 MPG combined — 15% better than the average 2020 small station wagon (31.3 MPG).
  • 5-star NHTSA safety ratingTop overall score in federal crash tests.
  • Few owner complaints36 complaints filed with NHTSA versus about 176 for similar models.

Watch out for

No weak spots against similar models in the data.

Best and worst years to buy used

NHTSA recalls and complaints for 6 model years since 2015; use it alongside a pre-purchase inspection. How we calculate this →

Fit changes by model year

  1. 2018
    • Now crash-tested by NHTSA: 5 stars overall
  2. 2015
    • New body dimensions: 2.0 in shorter, wheelbase +1.2 in — most likely a redesign or new generation
    • No all-electric version any more
    • Engine added: 1.5L 4-cyl
  3. 2013
    • New all-electric version
  4. 2009
    • New body dimensions: 4.7 in longer, wheelbase +1.9 in — most likely a redesign or new generation

Years without a measurable change are left out.

Show all 14 model years side by side
YearLatest enginesBest MPG / rangeLengthWeightOverallRecallsComplaints
20201.5L 4-cyl36 MPG161.4 in2,493 lb★★★★★436
20191.5L 4-cyl36 MPG161.4 in2,493 lb★★★★★6138
20181.5L 4-cyl36 MPG161.4 in2,493 lb★★★★★4117
20171.5L 4-cyl36 MPG159.8 in2,493 lbNot rated043
20161.5L 4-cyl36 MPG159.8 in2,493 lbNot rated1122
20151.5L 4-cyl36 MPG159.8 in2,493 lbNot rated4271
2014Electric82 mi161.8 in2,564 lbNot rated30
20131.5L 4-cyl31 MPG161.8 in2,564 lbNot rated10150
20121.5L 4-cyl31 MPG161.8 in2,471 lbNot rated1187
20111.5L 4-cyl31 MPG161.8 in2,471 lbNot rated1198
20101.5L 4-cyl31 MPG161.8 in2,471 lbNot rated12133
20091.5L 4-cyl31 MPG161.8 in2,471 lbNot rated11201
20081.5L 4-cyl31 MPG157.1 in2,516 lbNot rated7113
20071.5L 4-cyl31 MPG157.1 in2,516 lbNot rated9134
Best combined MPG by model year — Honda Fit
2007: 31 MPG2008: 31 MPG2009: 31 MPG2010: 31 MPG2011: 31 MPG2012: 31 MPG2013: 31 MPG2015: 36 MPG2016: 36 MPG2017: 36 MPG2018: 36 MPG2019: 36 MPG2020: 36 MPG2007200920112013201620182020max 36 MPG

Alternatives to the 2020 Fit

ModelBest MPG / rangeNHTSA overallRecalls
2020 Honda HR-V30 MPG★★★★★5
2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV259 mi★★★★★8
2020 Kia Soul31 MPG★★★★★1
2020 Nissan Rogue Sport28 MPGNot rated1

Most common owner-reported problems

Air Bags477
Electrical System332
Unknown Or Other169
Engine166
Power Train161
Fuel/Propulsion System148
Structure › Body98
Steering87
Owner complaints by model year — Honda Fit
2007: 1342008: 1132009: 2012010: 1332011: 982012: 872013: 1502014: 02015: 2712016: 1222017: 432018: 1172019: 1382020: 362007200920112013201520172019max 271
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Sources: EPA, NHTSA, Transport Canada, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons. Not affiliated with NHTSA, the EPA or Honda. How we calculate this →