2008 Honda Fit problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (47) · Structure:body (24) · Power Train (19)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
150 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (7)
Power Train:driveline:driveshaft 2020-12-10 · campaign 20V770000 · 248,358 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Acura ILX, 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles with a manual transmission and 2009-2013 Honda Fit vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virgin
Risk: A broken drive shaft may cause a sudden loss of drive power. The vehicle could also roll away if the parking brake has not been applied before the vehicle has been exited. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shafts, replacing either the left or right drive shaft, if necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk with an interim letter mailed February 2, 2021. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are P9M, PAV, BAY, TAX, CA0, and MAZ.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-06-27 · campaign 19V501000 · 1,657,752 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are E5D and X5C.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2017-01-10 · campaign 17V029000 · 308,884 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2005-2006 Acura MDX and Honda CR-V vehicles, 2005-2011 Honda Element vehicles, 2005-2012 Acura RL vehicles, 2006-2012 Honda Ridgeline vehicles, 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles and 2005-2008 Honda Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, o
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall bagan March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KD9 and KE0.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2016-05-23 · campaign 16V344000 · 1,790,894 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2011 Acura RL, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2002-2004 Odyssey, and 2006-2011 Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or that have ever been registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A."
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KA0, KA1, KA2, and KA3.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2013-06-24 · campaign 13V260000 · 143,083 vehicles
Defect: Honda is re-recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Fit vehicles covered under previous recall 10V-033. The remedy applied in this earlier recall may have been insufficient. In the affected vehicles, over time, the plastic cover may separate from the master power window switch allowing water to enter the driver's window and reach the master power window switch. If the master power window switch is damaged as a result of the water intrusion, overheating and failure of the switch may result.
Risk: An overheated switch can cause smoke, melting and fire.
Fix: Honda will notify owners in July 2013 and will instruct owners to take their vehicles to dealers to have a free inspection conducted. If the switch is damaged, it will be replaced free of charge. If the switch is not damaged, the owner will be instructed to await a second notification that will instruct them to return to the dealer to have a replacement switch installed free of charge. Honda anticipates it will have sufficient parts inventory to notify owners of vehicles with undamaged switch
Exterior Lighting:headlights:high/Low Beam Dimmer Switch 2010-12-15 · campaign 10V624000 · 143,083 vehicles
Defect: HONDA IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 HONDA FIT VEHICLES. DUE TO AN ERROR DURING INSTALLATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE COMBINATION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS LOW HEAD BEAM FUNCTION, THE WIRES FOR THE LOWER BEAM CIRCUIT WERE PULLED TIGHTER THAN INTENDED. AFTER REPEATED USE OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TERMINAL FOR THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT CAN BECOME WORN AS A RESULT OF THIS TENSION, WHICH CAN RESULT IN LOW CONDUCTIVITY AND CAUSE AN ACCUMULATION OF COPPER OXIDE IN THE
Risk: THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CAN BECOME INOPERATIVE DECREASING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LOW BEAM TERMINAL AND PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 2010-02-02 · campaign 10V033000 · 141,000 vehicles
Defect: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 FIT VEHICLES. UNDER SEVERE CONDITION, WATER MAY ENTER THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND REACH THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH. IF THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH IS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE WATER INTRUSION, OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF THE SWITCH MAY RESULT.
Risk: AN OVERHEATED SWITCH CAN CAUSE SMOKE, MELTING AND FIRE.
Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SWITCH AND INSTALL A COVER AROUND THE SWITCH HOUSING TO PREVENT WATER FROM ENTERING THE SWITCH. IF THE SWITCH IS DAMAGED, THE SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED AND A COVER WILL BE INSTALLED. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DURING MARCH 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
Service bulletins (32)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Air Bags 2026-06-30 · A18-050 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - warranty extension: customer support program for front passenger's airbag inflator.
Air Bags 2022-05-03 · A20-015 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
Equipment:appliance:air Conditioner 2021-01-23 · A07-030 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
"service bulletin - there are several a/c leak detection tools available. -refrigerant gas leak detector -ultrasonic leak detector -leak dye"
Air Bags 2020-03-10 · A20-015 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passenger's airbag inflator only.
Air Bags 2018-06-07 · A18-053 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
Air Bags 2018-06-01 · A18-050 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
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What owners report
2026-04-02 · Power Train“my honda fit with an automatic transmission experienced a driveshaft failure due to corrosion in august 2018. at that time, honda had announced a recall for similar driveshaft corrosion failures affecting manual‑transmission honda fits, but no recall existed for automatic‑transmission vehicles. because there was no recall for my vehicle configurat…”
2025-08-23 · Power Train“id like for my car to get assessed for any of the 8 recalled items that pop up in your system.. i bought this car from a dealership and i don't believe that they did anything for it to fix the recall problems…”
2025-05-23 · Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft · 138,500 mi“the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. while driving approximately 55 mph or faster, there was a misfire coming from the engine. the contact stated while driving at slower speeds, the vehicle was wobbling. the vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that there was a…”
2023-07-15 · Fuel/Propulsion System“when the car is started, it cranks with a bit of hesitation. it then has a rough idle. after putting the car in gear and going, it will just shut off while it's in drive. i then have to place the car in neutral while it's still moving to start it again and then quickly put it into drive. it does this the first 10 minutes of driving and then it …”
2023-02-20 · Structure:body“my bumper snapped off with going down a driveway. it’s made of plastic and it’s broken and need to be replaced. this is an ongoing issue with this vehicle. every honda fit i see on the road has this issue. this is dangerous and could cause an accident. …”
2022-11-18 · Exterior Lighting“above mentioned honda fit vin number jhmgd38678s043570 had same issue with low beam headlight recall (tsb 10-082 low beam headlight recall) low beam headlight do not work. car was sent to pohanka dealership for repair. "found a break in wire where connector was installed." i have documentation attesting to this. i am not denying that switc…”
2022-08-10 · Unknown Or Other“i got a letter from honda regarding a recall to my vehicle honda fit, i headed to crest honda dealer, they refused to check it, and sent me back. then while i was heading home they sent me fake report stating that it’s been checked, and everything works fine, and this didn’t happen, because as mentioned they refused to take the car, so how they che…”
2022-05-10 · Vehicle Speed Control · 30,000 mi“the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated continuously. the vehicle was able to restart after waiting. the failure recurred four times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition coils needed to be …”
2021-07-28 · Exterior Lighting · 140,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the contact owns a 2008 honda fit. the contact stated that while driving, the low-beam headlight and fog lamps became inoperable without warning. the vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with a defective connector switch that needed to be replaced. additionally, the connector was melted. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stat…”
2021-06-29 · Power Train · 200,000 mi · 💥 crash“the contact owned a 2008 honda fit. the contact stated while driving 20mph the vehicle lost all motor and electrical power; which resulted in the vehicle rolling back down the hill it was on and crashing into a fence. no airbags deployed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed to a local police lot and a report was filed. there were no physical injuri…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.