Used car safety, rank #146 of 181
Honda Fit Safety Rating (2017-20)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2017-20 Honda Fit, a mini wagon or minivan, compared with its class and with the current model.
The 2017-20 Honda Fit has an IIHS driver death rate of 53 per million registered vehicle years against a mini station wagons/minivans average of 48.0, which is 10% above the class average. That places it #146 of 181 used vehicles with a safety score of 25.7/100.
What the Honda Fit death rate means
At 53 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Honda Fit is 10% worse than the mini station wagons/minivans average of 48.0. The 95% confidence interval is 25 to 81, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 28 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Honda Fit. It is no higher than the Honda Fit's own driver death rate. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used station wagons/minivans
The safest mini station wagons/minivans in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Honda Fit highlighted. It ranks 2 of the 2 shown; the class leader is the Kia Niro hybrid at a death rate of 43.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
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| Kia Niro hybrid | 2017-20 | 43 (15 to 71) | 33.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Honda Fit (this page) | 2017-20 | 53 (25 to 81) | 25.7 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for mini station wagons/minivans: 48.0 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
Safety recalls for the Honda Fit
A recall is a defect the manufacturer must repair free of charge, however old the car and whoever owns it now. On a used car this matters more than on a new one: the work is only done if a previous owner took it in.
4 recall campaigns on the 2020 model year, covering air bags, back over prevention.
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Air bags: sensor, occupant classification, front passenger
Risk: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge.
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Back over prevention: display function
Risk: An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge.
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Air bags: sensor, occupant classification, front passenger
Risk: An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge.
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Back over prevention: display function
Risk: An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will update the display audio unit software, free of charge.
Recall campaigns from the NHTSA recalls database, retrieved 2026-09-04. A campaign covers a range of build dates, not every car of the model year, and IIHS reports this nameplate across several years while these results are for 2020. Confirm against the VIN. Recalls do not affect the death rate on this page.
Honda Fit: Common Questions
Is the Honda Fit a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 53 per million registered vehicle years for the 2017-20 Honda Fit, 10% above the class average (48.0 for mini station wagons/minivans). That earns a used-car safety score of 25.7 out of 100 and rank #146 of 181 used vehicles.
What is the Honda Fit driver death rate?
53 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 25 to 81. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Honda Fit died at a rate of 28 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2017-20 models.
How does the Honda Fit compare with other mini station wagons/minivans?
The mini station wagons/minivans class averages 48.0 driver deaths per million; the Honda Fit sits at 53. Among the 2 mini station wagons/minivans compared above it ranks 2 by safety score; the top of that group is the Kia Niro hybrid with a death rate of 43.