NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Honda Fit Recalls
The 2013 Honda Fit has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Honda Fit. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 176
- Crashes reported
- 14
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Honda Fit, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2013 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 2007–2012 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 2009–2012 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 2009–2012 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 2009–2012 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 2010–2012 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, 2009–2012 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 2009–2012 Fit, 11 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 2009–2012 Fit, 10 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 14V258000
- Reported
- May 16, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,038
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Honda Fit
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 2012 Fit
2013 Honda Fit complaints by year
NHTSA has received 176 owner complaints about the 2013 Honda Fit, the newest on August 4, 2026. Of these, 14 describe a crash (8%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 16 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Honda Fit, the component group named most often is the air bags (52%), followed by the electrical system (13%) and the engine (8%).
7 of the 2013 Honda Fit's 10 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Honda Fit owners gave the mileage (83 complaints), the median was 28,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags92
- Electrical System22
- Engine14
- Power Train12
- Unknown Or Other12
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)9
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 78 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2013 Honda Fit peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 78. 65% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Honda Fit drew 2.5× the complaints of the median Honda Fit year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the Honda Fit years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 176 complaints about the 2013 Honda Fit are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Fit by model year
Other 2013 Honda models
Newest record on this page: August 4, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted