2010 Honda Fit air bags problems
84 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2010 Honda Fit, which is 38% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 84 38% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 42,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 honda fit. The contact was driving 30 MPH when a vehicle crashed into the contact and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle rolled over three times and was completely destroyed. The driver and passenger was transported to the hospital and sustained neck, head, face and chest injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic shop. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000.
Takata recall honda offers to provide a rental vehicle to the owners of the affected cars until it has the remedy parts to fix the driver's airbag sometime in summer 2016. However: 1) honda does not provide insurance on that rental vehicle and expects the customers to pay for insurance. Insurance on rental vehicles is expensive ($30 a day or so). I believe pushing that expense to the customers is unacceptable.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Honda Fit
- Electrical system 19 complaints
- Steering 18 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints