{"id":"2016_honda_fit","make":"Honda","make_slug":"honda","model":"Fit","model_slug":"fit","year":2016,"url":"/honda/fit/2016/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":36136,"model":"Fit","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":33,"hwy":40,"comb":36,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":250,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1750,"save_spend":2500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"},{"id":36137,"model":"Fit","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AV-S7)","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":32,"hwy":37,"comb":34,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":261,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1850,"save_spend":2000,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2017"},{"id":36135,"model":"Fit","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Manual 6-spd","cyl":4,"displ":1.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":29,"hwy":36,"comb":32,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Small Station Wagons","co2":282,"fe_score":8,"ghg_score":8,"fuel_cost":1950,"save_spend":1500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"HNX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Small Station Wagons","segment":"Wagon","recalls":[{"campaign":"15V697000","component":"AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW","mfr":"Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)","reported":"2015-10-23","owner_notified":"2015-12-18","units":25367,"summary":"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\".","consequence":"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":"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.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"JV8","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":119,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Electrical System",55],["Unspecified",17],["Fuel/Propulsion System",16],["Engine",11],["Power Train",7],["Tires",7]],"by_year":{"2016":9,"2017":9,"2018":9,"2019":17,"2020":12,"2021":16,"2022":14,"2023":12,"2024":10,"2025":7,"2026":4},"excerpts":[["2022-12-30","Electrical System","Right-side of Instrument display cluster failure upon start up (no data appears). After warm up and a few miles driven, display appeared garbled information. After a few more miles, the display did seem to correct, but this should not be happening. I believe this should be considered a safety issue."],["2022-11-08","Electrical System","When I start the car in cool/colder weather (<60 F), I notice that the fuel gauge/mileage indicator in the dashboard does not turn on. It remains blank. Sometimes, after a little while, the indicator does turn on, but displays a bunch of gibberish. Only after the car has been driven for ~20 minutes or so does the indic\u2026"],["2022-10-28","Electrical System","Screen issues for right-side instrument panel that displays instant mpg, total mileage, fuel levels, and oil life. Upon starting the car, the screen displays incorrectly (partial words, extra letters in incorrect places) and the different display information can not be clicked through. The display will come back after \u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA19001","component":"AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE","opened":"2019-04-19","closed":"2024-09-19","campaign":"20V024","subject":"Electrical overstress","summary":"The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.\u00c2\u00a0 During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. \u00c2\u00a0The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with "}],"ncap":[{"desc":"5 HB FWD","overall":5,"frontal":5,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.147,"seats":5,"fcw":"No","ldw":"No","aeb":"No","esc":"","backup_cam":"Standard","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":36,"ncap":5,"complaints":119},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}