2015 Honda Fit problems and recalls

Owners have filed 282 complaints on the 2015 Honda Fit, and NHTSA has issued 4 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (115 complaints).

282
Complaints
4
Recalls
12
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
15
Injuries
61.5
Severity index

Severity index 61.5 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 61.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 80 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 44% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 115 complaints (40.8%)115 41%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 41 complaints (14.5%)41 15%EngineEngine: 40 complaints (14.2%)40 14%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 39 complaints (13.8%)39 14%Power TrainPower Train: 38 complaints (13.5%)38 13%StructureStructure: 21 complaints (7.4%)21 7%Air BagsAir Bags: 15 complaints (5.3%)15 5%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 12 complaints (4.3%)12 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM11540.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4114.5%
ENGINE4014.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3913.8%
POWER TRAIN3813.5%
STRUCTURE217.4%
AIR BAGS155.3%
SEAT BELTS124.3%

Complaints filed per year

022452014: 142015: 192016: 152017: 172018: 242019: 452020: 452021: 232022: 222023: 162024: 152025: 142026: 13 (partial year)1415161718194520212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201414
201519
201615
201717
201824
201945
202045
202123
202222
202316
202415
202514
2026 (year to date)13
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (45 against 90).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V57400015/09/2015POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Civic vehicles manufactured January 16, 2014, to November 6, 2014 and 2015 Fit vehicles manufactured March 12, 2014, to May 12, 2015. The software settings that control the transmission operation may resu
15V69700023/10/2015STRUCTUREHonda (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 equipped with a sunroof. In the affected vehicles, the rear grab handle brackets were not manufactured properly, and as a result,
15V55900003/09/2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2015 Fit vehicles manufactured December 6, 2013, to August 28, 2014. The affected vehicles may experience damage to the wires inside the Plug Top Ignition Coils (PTC) due to improper protection against electrical n
14V56300030/07/2014AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOWAmerican Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2015 Honda Fit vehicles manufactured April 11, 2014, to June 9, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an A-pillar interior cover designed for vehicles without side curtain air bags.

Other Honda Fit model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 8 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-06. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.