2007 Honda Fit lighting problems

67 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2007 Honda Fit, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 67 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 72,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Based on 56 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	7
40k to 60k miles	13
60k to 80k miles	11
80k to 100k miles	11
100k to 120k miles	6
120k to 140k miles	3
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 56 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 honda fit. The contact stated the low beam headlights were failing and would intermittently fail to illuminate when engaged. He checked the steering column and found that the headlight harness connector switch had melted. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and would not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileages were 77,000.

Reported at 77,000 miles, June 2010 Fire

Tl-the driver owns a 2007 honda fit. The driver was driving at an unknown speed when the headlights shut off. The high beams were operable but the low beams would not turn back on. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 80,000. The VIN unavailable. Sm.

Reported at 80,000 miles, November 2010

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