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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Honda Fit Recalls

The 2011 Honda Fit has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Honda Fit. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
11

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
113

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
8

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Honda Fit, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

11 recalls on the 2011 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 2007–2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 2 other models

20V770000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
19V500000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 1,558
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 9 other models

19V500000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V502000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 9,555
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 11 other models

19V502000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
19V378000
Reported
May 16, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 19,138
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 12 other models

19V378000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V661000
Reported
September 27, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,355,406
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 9 other models

18V661000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V268000
Reported
April 26, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 1,335
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 9 other models

18V268000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V042000
Reported
January 9, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 691,726
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 11 other models

18V042000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V545000
Reported
August 31, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 3,257
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2009–2010, 2012 Fit, 7 other models

17V545000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V030000
Reported
January 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 977,708
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010, 2012 Fit, 10 other models

17V030000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
16V346000
Reported
May 24, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,719,386
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010 Fit, 11 other models

16V346000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V061000
Reported
February 3, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 2,232,187
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009–2010, 2012–2013 Fit, 10 other models

16V061000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Honda Fit complaints by year

NHTSA has received 113 owner complaints about the 2011 Honda Fit, the newest on June 27, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (7%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2011 Honda Fit, the component group named most often is the air bags (57%), followed by the power train (11%) and the electrical system (9%).

10 of the 2011 Honda Fit's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2011 Honda Fit owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 68,222 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags64
  • Power Train12
  • Electrical System10
  • Steering10
  • Engine7
  • Engine And Engine Cooling3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Honda Fit received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20113
20126
20133
20143
20153
201650
201717
20184
20198
20208
20212
20221
20233
20251
20261

Complaints about the 2011 Honda Fit peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 50. 13% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Honda Fit drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Honda Fit year in the same window: 11th highest of the 13 ranked years.

That makes 2011 one of the three best-measured Honda Fit years.

Honda Fit years to avoid →

The 113 complaints about the 2011 Honda Fit are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Fit by model year

Other 2011 Honda models

Newest record on this page: June 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted