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2016 Honda Fit Recalls & Complaints

1

open safety recall on record

Serious

148 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.16 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious15V697000

Structure

If the side curtain air bags are punctured upon deployment, the outboard seat occupants may be at a higher risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy & full details

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear grab handle bracket, free of charge. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is JV8.

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 equipped with a sunroof. In the affected vehicles, the rear grab handle brackets were not manufactured properly, and as a result, the brackets may puncture the side curtain air bags upon their deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 214, "Side Impact Protection" and number 226, "Ejection Mitigation".

Complaint volume

148 this model-year 7 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

6Crashes
0Fires
3Injuries
0Deaths

Across 148 complaints. Severity Index 0.16.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Electrical System51 · 34%Unknown Or Other17 · 11%Fuel/Propulsion System16 · 11%Engine11 · 7%Power Train7 · 5%Service Brakes5 · 3%Wheels4 · 3%Air Bags4 · 3%
  1. Electrical System — 51 reports
  2. Unknown Or Other — 17 reports
  3. Fuel/Propulsion System — 16 reports
  4. Engine — 11 reports
  5. Power Train — 7 reports
  6. Service Brakes — 5 reports
  7. Wheels — 4 reports
  8. Air Bags — 4 reports
  9. Vehicle Speed Control — 4 reports
  10. Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel — 3 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2007 (11) · 2008 (8) · 2009 (11) · 2010 (12) · 2011 (11) · 2012 (11) · 2013 (10) · 2015 (4) · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 (4) · 2019 (6) · 2020 (4)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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