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2010 Honda Fit steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 18 complaints for the 2010 Honda Fit, 8% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
18 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2010 Honda Fit Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 16 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was hit on driver side by a older honda accord model vehicle year 2000 body type; the accord was making a left turn on a green light that just changed from red, so he wasn't going fast (im assuming) when he hit me while I was passing the intersection at about 49MPH. I want to report the vehicle that I was driving is unsafe and handled poorly, lost total control, brakes and steering locked, rolled over four to five times hitting a traffic light pole; the stability of vehicle is very poor and engine, transmission…

Reported at 82,900 miles, September 2014 CrashInjury

Loss of power steering power electrical surges while in motion on highway and secondary roads. Driving on highway ramps onto freeway, also exiting freeway on exit ramps.goggled honda fit power steering problems a lot of other people have same problems very.dangerous for my 20 yr daughter first vehicle thank you for your time.

Reported at 129,275 miles, December 2018

Other problems reported for the 2010 Honda Fit

Steering problems in other years

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Steering problems across all Honda models