Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Honda Fit has 1 recall, 116 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
116
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
15V697000
STRUCTURE
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Fit LX-trim vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014, to July 02, 2015 and not ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2016 Honda Fit 5 HB FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I see reported everywhere that Honda Fit 2016, including my car, has issues with defective cluster p... |
| Sep 29, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Steering wheel airbag cover gets extremely hot after driving, was told this is a serious safety conc... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | TIRES | 1. Nexen-P185/55R16 83H 2. A bubble has formed in the sidewall. Can cause Tire blow out. 3. This is ... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | TIRES | Woke up [XXX] to a flat tire. Filled the tire and heard a hiss. We took the vehicle to NTB in Wellsb... |
| Jun 2, 2025 | TIRES | P185/55R16 Tire wall coming off of the tire. Bubble created. |
| Feb 20, 2025 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2016 Honda Fit. The contact stated that while accelerating from a complete stop, ... |
| Nov 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The digital gas gauge and odometer on the dashboard is a blank, blue screen or shows partial informa... |
| May 13, 2024 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Fuel Injector Failure |
| May 4, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I put a deposit down at a dealership & they sold me a car with issues I have the proof I’m trying to... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The cvt transmission is going out. The dealer has conformed this. This vehicle only has 120000 miles... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | STEERING,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | The big recall with Honda and Acura, it lists the 2018-2019 Honda fit as having issues with the fuel... |
| Jan 18, 2024 | AIR BAGS | There have been multiple airbag system warning lights on my Honda Fit over the past couple of months... |
| Jan 2, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Fuel Gauge display on Honda Fit 2016 not working properly. Outside temperature between 35 and 40 Fah... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The fuel gauge-odometer indicator dash cluster goes blank and/or scrambles-then goes dark with no i... |
| Nov 30, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The gauge cluster started flickering in cold weather only. I asked Honda to review it and take a pic... |
| Nov 28, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | We own a 2016 Honda Fit with 52,000 miles, and the fuel gauge/speed/odometer display does not work. ... |
| Nov 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The odometer is digital only. It started to fail in the last couple months in that the digits would ... |
| Sep 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle has 16,000 miles on the odometer. Fuel gauge on the right side of the panel often blanks ou... |
| Jul 31, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I was told that my vehicle has a defective VTC Actuator part per Honda notice 16-088 that will cause... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | STEERING | The steering wheel locks when I park the car and turn the ignition off. The steering wheel stays loc... |