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2008 Honda Fit engine problems

The 2008 Honda Fit has 28 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

28

Engine complaints

10%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Fit engine complaints by model year40 complaints2007: 29 complaints2008: 28 complaints2009: 20 complaints2010: 8 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 13 complaints2013: 15 complaints2015: 40 complaints2016: 11 complaints2017: 11 complaints2018: 23 complaints2019: 15 complaints2020: 6 complaints
Fit engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 HONDA FIT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, A TRACTOR TRAILER PULLED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 23, 2017 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Honda Fit have?

NHTSA has 28 complaints about the 2008 Honda Fit engine — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.