NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Honda Fit Recalls
The 2008 Honda Fit has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Honda Fit. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 217
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Honda Fit, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2008 Honda Fit
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 20V770000
- Reported
- December 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 248,358
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2013 Fit, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Fit, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V029000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 308,884
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Fit, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V344000
- Reported
- May 23, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,790,894
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Fit, 7 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 13V260000
- Reported
- June 24, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 143,083
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Fit
Exterior lighting: headlights: high/low beam dimmer switch
- Campaign
- 10V624000
- Reported
- December 15, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 143,083
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Fit
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 10V033000
- Reported
- February 2, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 141,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Fit
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 07V549000
- Reported
- December 3, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Fit
2008 Honda Fit complaints by year
NHTSA has received 217 owner complaints about the 2008 Honda Fit, the newest on April 2, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (13%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 28 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Honda Fit, the component group named most often is the air bags (26%), followed by the structure (20%) and the power train (11%).
4 of the 2008 Honda Fit's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Honda Fit owners gave the mileage (150 complaints), the median was 73,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags57
- Structure43
- Power Train24
- Engine23
- Electrical System18
- Exterior Lighting17
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 20 | |
| 2014 | 21 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Honda Fit peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 38. 23% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Honda Fit drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Honda Fit year in the same window: 5th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
The 217 complaints about the 2008 Honda Fit are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Fit by model year
Other 2008 Honda models
Newest record on this page: April 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted