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2009 Honda Fit steering problems

The 2009 Honda Fit has 47 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

47

Steering complaints

14%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Fit steering complaints by model year86 complaints2007: 86 complaints2008: 12 complaints2009: 47 complaints2010: 18 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 16 complaints2013: 8 complaints2015: 5 complaints2016: 2 complaints2017: 1 complaints2018: 2 complaints2019: 4 complaints2020: 2 complaints
Fit steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DRIVING SOLO, SPEED BELOW THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT, IN LEFT LANE OF A FOUR LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY (STATE HIGHWAY 1, SOUTHBOUND, APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE BEFORE AIRPORT BL EXIT). HIGHWAY WAS BEING REPAVED. LEFT LANE WAS FINISHED,AND ASPHALT RAISED BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ABOVE RIGHT LANE. STEERED TO THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · July 31, 2012 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2009 Honda Fit have?

NHTSA has 47 complaints about the 2009 Honda Fit steering — 14% 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.