2019 Honda Fit: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2019 Honda Fit are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 78 of the 134 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

134
Complaints
6
Recalls
9
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
49.3
Severity index

Severity index 49.3 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 49.3p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2019 Honda Fit sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 123 2019 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2019 Honda Fit ranks 62 of 123 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 50% of its model-year peers. See the full 2019 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 47 complaints (35.1%)47 35%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 40 complaints (29.9%)40 30%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 25 complaints (18.7%)25 19%EngineEngine: 16 complaints (11.9%)16 12%Fuel SystemFuel System: 14 complaints (10.4%)14 10%GasolineGasoline: 14 complaints (10.4%)14 10%StructureStructure: 8 complaints (6.0%)8 6%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (5.2%)7 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4735.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4029.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2518.7%
ENGINE1611.9%
FUEL SYSTEM1410.4%
GASOLINE1410.4%
STRUCTURE86.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE75.2%

Complaints filed per year

020412019: 52020: 102021: 162022: 132023: 182024: 412025: 192026: 12 (partial year)192021222324412526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20195
202010
202116
202213
202318
202441
202519
2026 (year to date)12
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.0x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
20V31400028/05/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
21V21500025/03/2021FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport
23V04600002/02/2023BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTIONHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles. 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. As such, these vehicles fail to comply wit
23V85800018/12/2023FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 H
24V38400031/05/2024BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTIONHonda (America Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Fit and 2019-2022 HR-V vehicles that were previously recalled under NHTSA recall number 23V-046. The rearview camera image may not display when the engine is started with a key, due to a design error in the audio dis
26V33200021/05/2026AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGERHonda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.