NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Honda Fit Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 Honda Fit. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 113
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 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 2012 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 2007–2011, 2013 Fit, 2 other models
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 2009–2011, 2013 Fit, 9 other models
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 2009–2011, 2013 Fit, 11 other models
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 2009–2011, 2013 Fit, 12 other models
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 2010–2011, 2013 Fit, 9 other models
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, 2009–2011, 2013 Fit, 9 other models
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 2009–2011, 2013 Fit, 11 other models
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 2009–2011 Fit, 7 other models
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 2009–2011 Fit, 10 other models
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 2009–2011, 2013 Fit, 10 other models
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 13V157000
- Reported
- April 24, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 91,920
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Fit
2012 Honda Fit complaints by year
NHTSA has received 113 owner complaints about the 2012 Honda Fit, the newest on March 12, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Honda Fit, the component group named most often is the air bags (36%), followed by the steering (14%) and the power train (12%).
9 of the 2012 Honda Fit's 11 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Honda Fit owners gave the mileage (71 complaints), the median was 49,112 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags41
- Steering16
- Power Train14
- Engine12
- Electrical System9
- Vehicle Speed Control8
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 38 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 15 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Honda Fit peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 38. 27% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Honda Fit drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Honda Fit year in the same window: 9th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 113 complaints about the 2012 Honda Fit are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Fit by model year
Other 2012 Honda models
Newest record on this page: March 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted